Category Archives: Trump

Jared Kushner solves government’s technology problems by reading his book report

Posted on June 22, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Daily Kos By Hunter Wednesday Jun 21, 2017 · 10:30 PM EDT My report is on Moby Dick. Moby Dick was a whale and he was mean, so my dad went to fight him. I stopped reading after … Continue reading →

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This is what kleptocracy looks like

Posted on June 21, 2017 by David Posnett

Trump, Arif and Sater, at right, Trump Soho launch party, 2007 Photographer: Mark Von Holden/WireImage  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is looking at “suspicious financial activity” involving “Russian operatives.” Bloomberg’s Timothy L. O’Brien reports that the other shoe to drop may involve “a … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: White House Task Force Echoes Pharma Proposals

Posted on June 20, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH FOUNDATION By Emily Kopp June 16, 2017 President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) President Donald Trump repeatedly talks tough about reining in the pharmaceutical … Continue reading →

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What I’m Doing to Keep Birth Control Free in the Face of Trump’s and the GOP’s Health Care Rollback

Posted on June 20, 2017 by David Posnett

Op-Ed in Teen Vogue By Eric Schneiderman The summer after I graduated high school, I worked in an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C. This was a year before Roe v. Wade, and abortion was still outlawed in states throughout the … Continue reading →

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Treating patients with opioid disorders is not just about treating addiction. Here’s why

Posted on June 19, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on STAT By MEGAN THIELKING JUNE 19, 2017 DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Patients with opioid use disorder are much more likely than the general population to have a host of other health conditions, including hepatitis C, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety. … Continue reading →

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Adviser says Donald Trump wants to resign

Posted on June 19, 2017 by David Posnett

The Palmer Report By Bill Palmer Updated: 6:18 pm EDT Sun Jun 18, 2017 | The demise of Donald Trump’s presidency is now inevitable, with his exit merely being a matter of when and how. Will the Republican Congress throw … Continue reading →

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Descent Into Secrecy: Senate Health Talks Speak To Steady Retreat From Transparency

Posted on June 19, 2017 by David Posnett

Kaiser Health News REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Julie RovnerJune 14, 2017 (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol) Congress struggling to finish a huge budget reconciliation bill. A GOP president pushing a major overhaul of … Continue reading →

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What Climate Deniers Want Next After Winning Paris Pullout

Posted on June 19, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Ecowatch Lorraine Chow President Trump‘s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement earlier this month was a clear winfor conservative groups and individuals that support the weakening of environmental regulations. So what do these … Continue reading →

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Polemicists in Robes — We Are In Deep Trouble

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David Posnett

Slate.com The president’s latest batch of bomb-throwing judicial nominees will transform the federal bench for generations to come. By Dahlia Lithwick John Bush, left, and Damien Schiff.Photos by Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP and Pacific Legal Foundation   If the republic … Continue reading →

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Alexandria Shooting

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David Posnett

From my friend S: One can only hope that this horrible shooting results in some tampering down of the D.C. vitriol.  From my perspective, Trump unleashed this intense anger and permission to spew uncivil rhetoric. Trump started by using the debates … Continue reading →

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