Just another day in the life of a former commodities trader who is being considered for Fed chairman.
Month: August 2017
Senate Confirms Christopher Wray as Next FBI Director
The Senate voted to confirm Christopher Wray as the next FBI director on Tuesday by 92-5, nearly three months after President Donald Trump fired former director James Comey from the position.
Prankster Tricks White House Staff, Scaramucci, Eric Trump into Responding to Fake Emails
An email prankster tricked a number of White House staff, including former communications chief Anthony Scaramucci and Eric Trump, into thinking he was Jared Kushner and Reince Priebus and getting them to spill the beans on the internal machinations o…
Apple and Amazon Bow to Strict Chinese Censorship Regulations
In the past few days, both Apple and Amazon have caved to strict Internet censorship regulations in China.
Dem Sen Murphy: Both Parties ‘Greatly Worried’ That Trump Is ‘Compromised’ on Russia
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that members of both parties fear that President Trump is compromised when it comes to Russia. Murphy said that he takes the White House at its word that it hasn’t signed the Russia sanctions bill passed by Congress because it is engaging in a legal review process and expects the president to keep his word and ultimately sign the bill. He added of the sanctions bill, “It is not often that Congress takes away, from the president, discretionary powers on foreign policy, but both Republicans and Democrats are greatly worried that this president is compromised, when it comes to his relationship with Russia, whether it be because of revelations that will come out about the extent of his campaign’s contacts with Russia or perhaps financial interests that he is trying to hide.” Murphy also stated that Trump is right that it would be better if the US had a “more functional relationship with Russia.” Anchor Wolf Blitzer then asked Murphy if he believed the president is compromised on Russia. Murphy responded, “All of the information I have seen so far suggests that we haven’t seen the full story yet of what the
College Professor: ‘I Wish Someone Would Just Shoot’ Donald Trump
A Women’s and Gender Studies professor took to Twitter at the end of July to wish “someone would just shoot” President Donald Trump.
Speaker Ryan Posts Video of Visit to Southern Border: ‘It’s Time for the Wall’
In a 30-second video of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (D-WI) visit to the southern border of the United States posted online on Tuesday, Ryan said that border patrol agents “need more tools … to do their jobs effectively” and vows to “get this done this week.”
In a 30-second video of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (D-WI) visit to the southern border of the United States posted online on Tuesday, Ryan said that border patrol agents “need more tools … to do their jobs effectively” and vows to “get this done this week.”
John Podesta: Social Media Companies Should Police ‘Fake News’
John Podesta, the former failed campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, urged social media companies to police freedom of speech on their platforms.
YouTube Will Censor Non-Rulebreaking Content, Manipulate Search Results, And Work With ADL
In response to government pressure to tackle extremism, YouTube plans to crack down on “hate speech” by artificially suppressing videos.
Amazon Alt-History Series ‘Black America’ Imagines Slaves Given Southern States as Reparations
Amazon Studios has announced details for its new alt-history drama series Black America, from Hollywood super-producer Will Packer and The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder, that imagines a present day world in which America is in decline and at war wi…