"Eco-anxiety" is a word. It is real. Couples are worrying about the kind of world their children will face.

Who are the real adults in the room?

Skolstrejk is School Strike

14 September 2019
By Clare Press

...Fashion (click here) has been reluctant to examine its air-travel footprint, although British designer Katharine Hamnett raised the subject at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit in May 2019. “We shouldn’t be here; these conferences should be happening as webinars,” she said, sending yet more climate panic my way. “We should all be ashamed of our carbon footprint.” I’d jetted in from Australia....

January 13, 2020

As fires continue to burn (click here) along Australia’s south-east, it’s impossible to ignore how climate change can wreak devastation and disrupt lives.

Australia has always experienced bushfires. However, climate change means this year’s bushfires were so extreme in their ferocity and spread they could be seen from space. And this is just a taste of what’s to come.

I’m a marine scientist, and research the effects of climate change on coral reefs. Aside from bushfires, coral bleaching is one of the most severe manifestations of climate change in Australia. Watching corals turn white and die is just another daily reminder of the disasters our children will be up against.

Until now, my partner and I have both wanted to be parents one day. Now I’m not so sure. Here are the things I’m weighing up.

The forces at play

I am not alone in these family planning concerns. In September last year I hosted a Women in STEM seminar and photography exhibit showcasing female scientists at the University of New South Wales. One of the major points of discussion was how to plan for a family, knowing how climate change will affect the quality of life of the next generation.

Cases of “eco-anxiety” when it comes to family planning are on the rise. Many couples in my generation are rethinking what it means to start a family. Even Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said last year they’ll have only two children at most, for the sake of the planet....

April 3, 2017
By Zoe Schlanger

Depression, anxiety, grief, despair, stress—even suicide: (click here) The damage of unfolding climate change isn’t only counted in water shortages and wildfires, it’s likely eroding mental health on a mass scale, too, reports the American Psychological Association, the preeminent organization of American mental health professionals.

Direct, acute experience with a changing climate—the trauma of losing a home or a loved one to a flood or hurricane, for example—can bring mental health consequences that are sudden and severe. After Hurricane Katrina, for example, suicide and suicidal ideation among residents of areas affected by the disaster more than doubled according to a paper led by Harvard Medical School, while one in six met the criteria for PTSD, according to a Columbia University-led paper. Elevated PTSD levels have also been found among people who live through wildfires and extreme storms, sometimes lasting several years....

April 17, 2018

Santa Monica - In an online survey of 2,029 U.S. adults (click here) conducted on behalf of Swell Investing by The Harris Poll from April 5-9, 2018 Swell found that:

- 92% of Americans are worried about the future of our planet

- Nearly three quarters (72%) of millennials 18-34 say that watching, hearing and/or reading negative news stories about the environment sometimes has an impact on their emotional wellbeing (e.g., anxiety, racing thoughts, sleep problems, a feeling of uneasiness)

- Among those who say they are worried about the future of our planet, about two-thirds say they take steps to reduce energy use in their home (68%) or take steps to reduce water waste in their home (64%)

- Only 13% of American adults invest in environmentally responsible companies to address worries about the future of the planet, but millennials are ahead of the curve with 20% investing in companies that prioritize the environment.

While ecoanxiety is high among young people, there's a silver lining. Anxiety, while unpleasant, is an effective motivator. And we have our work cut out for us when it comes to securing the future of the planet. Many people are doing something about the negative emotions they are experiencing, with the majority of people addressing climate change in their day-to-day lives....

I do not like the idea of using the future in relation to the climate crisis as a motivator. It is NOT a sufficient motivator in Washington, DC with the Congress and it should be. The people have enough to worry about and they know consumerism only takes them so far with the climate crisis. It is up to the federal government to act on this emergency.

Anxiety is stress and stress can shorten lives. It is time for the federal government to end the frightening stress that comes with the climate crisis and resolve to end it and reverse it. Water vapor must be returned to the land and air, otherwise what is left is desertification (click here).

August 17, 2018

San Francisco - In the history of California wildfires (click here) there has never been anything like it: A churning tornado filled with fire, the size of three football fields. Recently released video from Cal Fire shows the most intense tornado ever in California history that trapped and killed a firefighter in Redding last month, CBS San Francisco reports.

An official report describes in chilling detail the intensity of the rare fire phenomenon and how quickly it took the life of Redding firefighter Jeremy Stoke, who was enveloped in seconds as he tried to evacuate residents on July 26.

Three videos released with the report late Wednesday show the massive funnel of smoke and flames in a populated area on the edge of Redding, about 250 miles north of San Francisco....

The case failed because the courts do not legislate.

NEGLIGENCE. The people can sue for the neglect of the government to protect them.

...Specifically, the panel held that it was beyond the power of an Article III court to order, design, supervise, or implement the plaintiffs’ requested remedial plan where any effective plan would necessarily require a host of complex policy decisions entrusted to the wisdom and discretion of the executive and legislative branches.

The panel reluctantly concluded that the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large....

The children are absolutely correct in the dangers being cited as real, current and also impending. 

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed (click here) the landmark youth-led climate lawsuit against the United States government on Friday, ruling the young plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.

While the ruling is a victory for the Trump administration, which fought bitterly to have the case, Juliana v. United States, dismissed, the court also wrote the young plaintiffs “have made a compelling case that action is needed.”  The judges, however, said climate change cannot be addressed through the judicial branch of government.

“Reluctantly, we conclude that such relief is beyond our constitutional power. Rather, the plaintiffs’ impressive case for redress must be presented to the political branches of government,” Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz wrote in the three-judge panel’s split decision.

Our Children’s Trust, the legal organization supporting the young plaintiffs, said it would appeal the verdict to the entire Ninth Circuit....  

There needs to be a class action including the children, but, also those that have died because of the climate crisis. The USA has deaths which occurred because of issues such as Superstorm Sandy and tornado outbreaks that are at record number now. Previous to an ever heating climate is the fact THE OCCURRENCES of storms such as Sandy and all too frequent YEAR ROUND tornadoes and tornado outbreaks have killed and are connected to the climate crisis.

No one can state the fires on the West coast of the USA were normal. Three mile high fire tornadoes are not at all normal. 

April 3, 2014

You can’t really sue the government (click here) for property damage or injury due to a common law doctrine known as sovereign immunity. This doctrine came into existence as a way to protect monarchs from being sued, but still holds true since you can’t just sue the U.S. government. However, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, you can file a lawsuit against the government in certain situations.

When does the FTCA Say You can Sue the Government?

The FTCA allows you to file a lawsuit for injury, loss of property, or wrongful death caused by a federal employee only if it was caused by negligence and if you could file a similar lawsuit against a private person and win. So, if state law doesn’t allow you to sue someone in a certain situation, then you can’t sue the government for that same event....

The dead can no longer speak for themselves but friends and/or family or other interested parties such as employers can sue for neglect in protecting them from their losses.

The idea of legislation taking place is realistic when there is currently a Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (click here).  The fact is there is already meetings held  (click here) for fact finding to compel the action of Congress.

I was in this area of Michigan recently. It is really something to see. They are huge, majestic and music to my ears (click here). They are a conquest of modern society that humans can overcome all adversity and benevolence toward Earth's physics.

November 26, 2013
By Mark Brush

The Gratiot County Wind Farm (click here) has 133 wind turbines scattered over more than 30,000 acres. It's the largest wind farm in Michigan. Each 1.6 megawatt wind turbine can generate enough power for 350 homes.

And this is what it sounds like when you stand directly beneath a wind turbine that stretches more than 450 feet into the sky with the wind blowing between 10 to 15 mph....

Wind is very, very green. The footprint of a wind turbine is far less than that of a fracking well. Any citizen can participate in royalties if placed on their property, most likely farmland because it requires no rights to the minerals (oil and gas) under the ground. They are virtually silent, except, when standing under them and even then the sound is well within legal decibel levels.

There are towns in the USA that own windmills on government property. There can be ordinances for allowing property owners to erect wind mills, small and large. The benevolence to this type of energy can only grow, instead of making 30 year investments in public projects such as gas and nuclear plants.

Bird deaths by wind farms is about 0.01 percent over all. Cats, primarily pet cats, are the number one reason for bird deaths. Cats account for 75 percent of bird deaths. Bird migration occurs primarily between 5000 and 20,000 feet altitude.

The meeting being held in Carlsbad, California next month is rather pricey, but, there is special considerations in cost for Regulated Utilities and Government. 

February 4-6, 2020

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

2100 Costa Del Mar Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009

For Regulated Utilities and Government pricing, click here.

The Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit is widely recognized as the leading gathering place for wind industry deal makers, or as one past event attendee called it – “the highest quality of industry participants on the conference circuit.” Each year, the industry’s leading developers, investors, lenders, turbine suppliers, EPCs and other players gather to gain valuable insights into industry trends, get the latest market update on the finance and investment landscape, and efficiently schedule rounds of private meetings.

The Summit attracted nearly 800 people in 2019 and, with the PTC driving historic industry activity, the 2020 Summit will again offer up the best available opportunities to stay ahead of the market, meet the industry’s leading players, and get deals done.

This is from a statement of a meeting of the US House Select Committee.

...When we say the states are laboratories of democracy, (click here) we mean that literally here. Colorado is home to some of the leading research in climate change and clean energy. And one of the most important things we can do as policymakers is make sure clean technology can move from the lab to the market – that’s what creates jobs, that’s what cuts pollution, that’s what makes America a leader in the clean energy economy we have to build to solve the climate crisis.

Colorado in particular has been a leader in the clean energy revolution. In the 2019 legislative session, the governor and Colorado legislature have added to Colorado’s clean energy legacy by enacting several bills focused on deploying more energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric vehicles. Equally important, they also created new programs to support the energy workforce. Today we will be learning more about those policies and their benefits from a variety of perspectives to inform the Select Committee’s work.... 

How long has lawlessness been the theme of the Republican Party?

There needs to be people held accountable for deaths, maiming and broken lives that have beset the people of Flint because of wayward leadership during the Snyder administration. There is neglect everywhere, including a storage area (click here) where bottled water never found the people.

The neglect started with Snyder and the new administration should see the end to it. I have a feeling the Snyder administration tied the criminal cases up in knots. The people's that have seen their cases dismissed will receive the jobs back. I think the reason the Whitmer administration dismissed the charges was to prevent double jeopardy when the Michigan Attorney General finally hands down indictments.

The Snyder administration was highly corrupt. The state government saw a management style that consolidated power to one person that wasn't even elected to office. I believe it was David DeVries (click here) that moved offices and personnel around like old furniture. I am sure the remnants of the Snyder administration has resulted in problems for Governor Whitmer, but, it is time to hold people responsible and it needs to happen soon.

I share the sentiment of "The Flint Journal" in their recent editorial. When are the people going to find justice?

The Flint Water Crisis (click here) has no pending criminal cases today. They’ve all been dismissed.

A year ago, there were cases against at least eight state and local officials.

There have been no significant convictions. No real consequences.

It’s a travesty that there’s no justice, no one held to blame for the poisoning of an entire American city.

It’s our society’s moral imperative to hold people accountable for disasters like this. It’s not enough for officials to say, “We all failed,” and move on.

The water crisis was a preventable, manmade catastrophe, the product of budget-slashers trying to save a few bucks.

It’s been 5 years. Flint still doesn’t trust the water

The leaders in charge at the time – Gov. Rick Snyder, his cabinet heads and the emergency managers appointed to run the city – failed the people of Flint.

And yet no one has been held responsible....

...The message is that it’s OK to do it again. The criminal justice system exists not just to punish, but to deter people from committing similar crimes. Government officials across the country – perhaps the world – can now look at Flint and feel emboldened that they will not face any real consequences for committing grave mistakes at the expense of public health.

It sends a message that when government fails, there will be no repercussions.

Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud has promised to refile criminal charges, but it’s been more than 200 days and we’ve not seen anything.

Attorney General Dana Nessel has still promised to deliver justice. We’re hopeful but have grown skeptical....

...The biggest winners in this catastrophe of public health and justice are the attorneys who have reaped, at our last count, more than $30 million of taxpayer money...

...The officials in charge at the time of the water crisis have seemingly moved on. But the people of Flint still don’t trust their water, much less their government anymore.

Something really bad happened to the people of Flint.

Surely someone is to blame.

Attorney general shouldn’t promise justice for Flint if she can’t deliver.

Willie Nash was not properly processed when arrested. He was allowed to have the phone during processing.

If the correctional facility did not remove the cell phone when Mr. Nash was "processed in," then the fault lies with the officers that never did a proper search of his person. In leaving the cell phone in the possession of Mr. Nash it opened him up for more law violations. It is entrapment. Is this a private incarceration facility?

January 17, 2020

By Minyvonne Burke

A Mississippi man (click here) being held at a county jail on a misdemeanor charge asked a guard to charge his cellphone. The phone was confiscated, and the man was slapped with a 12-year prison sentence for possessing a phone in a correctional facility.

The case has drawn strong reactions on social media, with many people urging Gov. Tate Reeves to get involved.

Willie Nash, 39, was booked into the Newton County Jail in 2018. According to court documents, the married father of three handed a guard his phone and asked if it could be charged. The guard took the phone and gave it to a sheriff’s deputy.

When asked about the mobile device, Nash initially denied it belonged to him but eventually gave the deputy the password to unlock it. A court document states that Nash was using the phone to text his wife that he was in jail.

Mississipppi law prohibits inmates in correctional facilities from possessing a cellphone. It is a felony offense with a sentence of 3 to 15 years, according to the court document....

The jail appears to be owned by the county. Someone had their hand in the till.

September 27, 2019

Jackson - State Auditor Shad White (click here) announced Thursday special agents from his office have arrested Newton County Supervisor Glenn Hollingsworth after he was indicted for fraudulently obtaining public funds.

A demand letter worth $7,984.02 was issued to Hollingsworth at the time of his arrest. The total demand amount includes accrued interest and the cost of the investigation.

Hollingsworth is accused of fraudulently obtaining $25,000 by using his position to sell his personally-owned tractor to his beat in the county. He purportedly attempted to conceal the purchase by using family members to complete the transaction.

Since Newton County still uses the beat system, the auditor says Hollingsworth was able to closely manage expenditures like the purchase of the tractor, and his actions were reported when someone noticed purchasing inconsistencies in his beat....

FBI arrests suspected violent white supremacists ahead of rally on firearms charges. (click here for article - thank you)

...People (click here) who identify with the alt right regard mainstream or traditional conservatives as weak and impotent, largely because they do not sufficiently support racism and anti-Semitism....

Sound like Trump's arm of the Republican Party?

This issue is a populous political focus and is another example of overreach by Trump. Will women ever be out from under attack for being a woman.

August 29, 2019

"Views on abortion, 1995-2019" (click here)

As of 2019, public support for legal abortion remains as high as it has been in two decades of polling. Currently, 61% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 38% say it should be illegal in all or most cases....

January 17, 2020

...At issue are Trump administration regulations (click here) allowing employers to claim such exemptions to the contraceptive insurance coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act, which requires most employer-provided plans to include birth control coverage without a copay. Churches and other religious organizations already can opt out of the requirement, but the Trump administration has sought to expand that exemption to include a wider array of businesses and organizations.

Pennsylvania and New Jersey challenged the Trump administration regulation and won a nationwide injunction temporarily blocking the rules.

Brigitte Amiri, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's Reproductive Freedom Project, called the Trump administration rules "an attempt to rob people of their contraception coverage." The ACLU filed an amicus brief in the case opposing the Trump rule....

The Electoral College is poison to the USA democracy.

How is this even a question? It will take an amendment to the Constitution to end it. There needs to be collations built in each state to ratify an amendment when it passes Congress.

January 17, 2020
By Pete Williams

Washington - The Supreme Court agreed Friday (click here) to take up an issue that could change a key element of the system America uses to elect its president, with a decision likely in the spring just as the campaign heats up.

The answer to the question could be a decisive one: Are the electors who cast the actual Electoral College ballots for president and vice president required to follow the results of the popular vote in their states? Or are they free to vote as they wish?

A decision that they are free agents could give a single elector, or a small group of them, the power to decide the outcome of a presidential election if the popular vote results in an apparent Electoral College tie or is close....

"The early warning system worked perfectly," stated Donald J. Trump

I do not believe no soldier was killed. Iran, at the time of the missile strikes, claimed there were people killed and it was not about a strike on the airliner. There is no reason to believe the Trump administration. Where are all the soldiers involved in these military installations? I want a headcount. I want a full accounting for every soldier in Iraq. NOW!

January 16, 202 
By Jake Tapper, Ryan Browne and Barbara Star

Several US service members were injured (click here) during last week's Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq despite the Pentagon initially saying that no casualties had taken place.

"While no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad Air base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed," the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria said in a statement Thursday.

"Out of an abundance of caution, service members were transported from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany for follow-on screening. When deemed fit for duty, the service members are expected to return to Iraq following screening," the statement added.

A US military official told CNN that 11 service members had been injured in the attack, which was launched in retaliation for the US airstrikes that had killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani the previous week. Defense One was first to report on the injured service members. Following the attack the Pentagon said that no casualties had resulted from the 16 missiles fired by Iran....

I sincerely appreciate the seriousness of the US Senate and the Chief Justice in carrying out the impeachment proceedings before them. I am proud of them. The world is watching.

The Washington Post has the picture of all pictures.

Guiliani kept Parnas in his back pocket because he was afraid not to for the chance someone would speak to him and find out about the conspiracy. Guiliani and Trump hung their hats on Parnas as their frontman to carry out a conspiracy that would ensure the 2020 win.

I have questions that will never be answered in public, like, how much did Putin participate in the conspiracy? Basically, did Parnas receive pressure from Russia to perform or did he simply feel lucky to be a Republican in a position that was simply good luck?

What plans do Guiliani and Trump have after 2020 that would require a conspiracy to guarantee the win?

January 14, 2020
By Paul Sonne, Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger

Rudolph W. Giuliani, right, arrives with Lev Parnas, third from right, for the state funeral of former president George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on Dec. 5, 2018.

...Among the revelations (click here) in the documents released Tuesday: a message from Giuliani to Parnas saying he had involved a person he called “no 1” — possibly Trump himself — in an effort to lift a U.S. visa ban on a former Ukrainian prosecutor who was planning to come to the United States to make claims about Biden.

The materials also include a letter Giuliani wrote to Ukraine’s then-president-elect, Volodymyr Zelensky, requesting a May 14 meeting with the new leader in Giuliani’s “capacity as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent.” Giuliani scrapped his planned trip, and the meeting never took place....

...“All of this new evidence confirms what we already know: the President and his associates pressured Ukrainian officials to announce investigations that would benefit the President politically,” the chairs of the House Intelligence, Oversight, Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees said in a joint statement. “There cannot be a full and fair trial in the Senate without the documents that President Trump is refusing to provide to Congress.”

Giuliani did not respond to requests for comment. The White House declined to comment....

I thank Rachel Maddow for an excellent interview with Mr. Parnas.

I thank Mr. Parnas for his forthright interview. I was right. Mr. Parnas and his friend Igor were Republican supporters believing they earned a chip in the big game. They became lackeys for the Trump administration.

It is astounding the depth of the corruption in the leadership of the Republican Party. I knew it was bad and Moscow Mitch is an example of how bad when considering he was willing to throw the USA Constitution under the bus in relation to the Trump impeachment.

Every Republican will call Mr. Parnas a liar. He should remain steadfast, the circus will be a full three rings.

I also believe he is safer with his honesty and truth-telling. He has many people worried tonight and they aren't all in this country. When I heard the blurb of the interview in other MSNBC programs, my first impression is that he is doing this interview to remain safe. I congratulate him on his epiphany.

January 15, 2020
By Ana Radelat

The FBI (click here) is taking a closer look at Robert Hyde, a Connecticut congressional candidate and donor to President Donald Trump, and his potential role in efforts to surveil and remove former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, CNN reported Wednesday night.

An FBI spokeswoman in Washington D.C. said she could not comment about any ongoing investigation or confirm the CNN report.

Meanwhile, in an interview Wednesday night on the Sinclair show “America This Week,” Hyde denied spying on  Voyanovitch and said he “barely knows” Lev Parnel, an associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani who received dozens of texts from Hyde concerning Yovanovitch.

“You meet a bunch of these characters when you’re out there in the fundraising at events and supporting candidates,” Hyde told host Eric Bolling. “And you know, we just had some colorful texts, you know, had a few pops way back when I used to drink.”...

There are plenty of functional drunks in the world.

Thank you, Speaker Pelosi for a job well done.

The signed articles of impeachment are now being carried to the US Senate.

I think Speaker Pelosi is a remarkable woman. She stood up for the truth and the strength of the US Constitution in upholding the oath of office taken by elected officials by the people. She brought brevity to the oath and we can only hope the Leader of the US Senate will be as moral and serious as she.

I am confident the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will carry his responsibility out to it's full extent.

The country can thank Speaker Pelosi's leadership in not only bringing the process that resulted in the articles of impeachment but, making known to the American people the dangerous political attitude of the Majority Leader of the US Senate. The country is paying attention and those that love our democracy are grateful.

Virginia is not alone in dealing with the issue of being under siege by White Supremacists/Nationalists.

The Executive Order (click here)

It is hard to believe at times, but, the truth is the truth. The capital of Virginia is under a state of emergency because of the massing of White Supremacists.

Virginia is taking action against gun violence at it's state legislature. One of the objections is the legislation presented by Sen. Louise Lucas.

Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth,heads to the podium to present her bill dealing with firearm transfers during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee inside the Pocahontas Building in Richmond, VA Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

January 13, 2020
By Jeff Williamson

Richmond - The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (click here for video - it contains all their talking points) and Virginia House and Senate leaders held a news conference at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Monday.

The news conference addressed the effects of Gov. Northam’s gun control legislation.

Speakers included:

State Sen. Mark Obenshain
Del. Todd Gilbert
Savannah Lindquist, Virginia gun owner, assault survivor, DC Project delegate
Tom Suit, Virginia gun owner, retired military, competitive shooter
Andrew Whiting, Virginia gun owner​
Chris Kopacki, NRA-ILA Deputy Managing Director of State and Local Affairs
D.J. Spiker, NRA-ILA Virginia State Director

January 13, 2020

There was a heavy police prescence (click here) outside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. New rules require everyone entering the building, as well as the Pocahontas building to pass through a metal detector, excepting legislators.

It strongly appears the White Supremacists/Nationalists share the same value system with the NRA. The NRA should be denouncing them, not ignoring them. Responsible gun ownership does not include those that hate. Ending hate includes gun control.


January 15, 2020
By Sky Palma

...“Law enforcement intelligence analysts (click here) have identified credible threats of violence surrounding the event, along with white nationalist rhetoric and plans by out-of-state militia groups to attend,” a statement from Northam read....

The cheers for the PARTIAL China agreement is premature. The majority of tariffs will stand until PART 2 of the agreement is completed.

January 15, 2020
By Daniel Moore

...But trade experts and industry groups (click here) representing a broad swath of the economy, made it clear they do not consider the pomp of the White House signing ceremony to mark the end of a period of deep uncertainty.

While the deal brings hope the two countries can work through their differences without tariff hikes, critics point out that it fails to address thornier issues. The deal, critics charged, does not truly address long-held demands on China involving intellectual property protections for American companies, currency manipulation, Chinese steel dumping, human rights and government subsidies.

Mr. Trump has called the agreement to be signed Wednesday a “phase one” trade deal, while acknowledging future agreements may not happen before the presidential election in November. The White House, which has not officially provided all the specifics, planned to release a fact sheet on Wednesday.

“We recognize your administration's efforts to date, but the phase one deal is completely inadequate and leaves much work to be done,” Scott Paul, president of Alliance for American Manufacturing, wrote in a letter to Mr. Trump on Tuesday. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit is led by manufacturing companies and the United Steelworkers....

December 20, 2019
By Joe Deaux

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Steel Corp. has now lost much of the ground (click here) it gained when President Donald Trump implemented his steel import tariffs less than two years ago.

Back then, Chief Executive Officer David Burritt hailed Trump’s tariffs and the company responded by restarting two blast furnaces and rehiring steel workers. Now, U.S. Steel is facing harsh scrutiny after delivering a barrage of bad news this week that included idling its giant plant outside Detroit and laying off as many as 1,545 workers.

U.S. steelmakers have faced slowing demand for their products, and U.S. Steel has been particularly hard hit because of aging plants that are less efficient than rivals’ with newer technology. That’s led to a spate of corporate operational initiatives under different names that have shifted multiple times since 2014....

The article below states Trump is moving substantial monies to the border wall. Kindly put that into context with the demand Trump made on the USA military. the mistake he made and the ultimate consequences that could have occurred.

January 13, 2020
By Justine Coleman

President Trump plans to divert $7.2 billion from the Pentagon(click here) to go toward border wall construction this year, an amount five times greater than what Congress authorized in the budget, The Washington Post reported.

This would be the second year in a row that money is redirected to the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border from military construction projects and counternarcotics funding.

The administration will take $3.5 billion from counterdrug programs and $3.7 billion from military construction funding, according to internal planning figures obtained by the Post, compared to $2.5 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively, last year....

They finally took Nader off the street. Prisoners are witnesses, too.

January 13, 2020

Alexandria - A key witness (click here) in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation will be sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and possessing child pornography.

Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, 60, entered a plea deal Monday in federal court in Alexandria.

Nader admitted transporting a 14-year-old boy from the Czech Republic to Washington, D.C., in 2000 to engage in sexual activity with him. He also admitted possessing child pornography depicting infants or toddlers.

The pornography charge carries a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence. Prosecutors agreed as part of the plea bargain to recommend a 10-year sentence when Nader is sentenced in April, though the judge will be free to impose a significantly longer sentence if she chooses.

Nader's name appears more than 100 times in Mueller's report. It details Nader's efforts to serve as liaison between a Russian banker with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of President Donald Trump's transition team....