Cabbage News Network Week #73

15 June 2018 10:54
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Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 261 days and the island is still 5% without power.

Previously
  • First hand account of detention center for immigrant children (source).

Monday 6/11
  • Supreme Court upholds state's rights to purge voter rolls (source).
  • DJT's "filing system" consists of an office of guys putting together papers with scotch tape after he's ripped them up and thrown them on the floor (source).
  • EU considering counter-measures against the U.S. (source).
  • DJT continuing to attack allies via twitter (source).
  • Mueller issues additional indictments against Manafort and one of his business partners (source).
  • EPA gets list of science advisers from DJT donor (source).
  • Signing statement on VA health care bill declares intent to ignore most of it (source).
  • Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made $82 million in outside income while working at the White House (source).

Tuesday 6/12
  • More terrifying details on the Authorization of Military Force bill currently in Congress - essentially giving the Executive branch unlimited war powers (source).
  • DJT-Kim Jong Un summit actually happens, they sign a symbolic agreement, not big on details, some vague promises that no one will keep (source) .

Wednesday 6/13
  • Mueller warns that foreign interference in our election processes is still going on (source).
  • The Administration is going through old naturalization records, looking for reasons to strip people of citizenship (source).
  • DoJ to target towns that discriminate against churches (source).
  • Fed raises interest rate (source).
  • Pompeo says that the media asking questions about North Korea denuclearizing is "insulting, ridiculous, and ludicrous" (source).
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders is looking for an exit (source).

Thursday 6/14
  • New York sues DJT and the Trump Foundation for "persistent illegal conduct" - case documents DJT using his charity as a slush fund (source).
  • Journalist gets to tour children's detention facility and it is predictably horrifying (source).
  • Report released documenting FEMA's failures in Puerto Rico (source).
  • IMF issues warning against U.S. trade policy (source).
  • EU nations approve anti-U.S. tariffs (source).
  • Investigation of FBI's investigation of Clinton's e-mails is released, confirms original investigation, finds no political bias in Comey's actions but does criticize him for not coordinating with AG Loretta Lynch. Note the GOP talking point on this has been that Comey was colluding with Lynch to help Clinton - so, not so much (source, the full report).
  • GOP want to charge states that oppose off-shore drilling (source).
  • U.S.-South Korea military exercises suspended per North Korea's request (source).
  • DJT defends Russia's annexation of Crimea (source).

Friday 6/15
  • DJT raises tariffs on China, China promises retaliation (source).
  • U.S. to pull out of the U.N. Human Rights Council (source).
  • EPA to pick and choose what pollution cases to enforce (source).
  • Congress pushing back on DJT's attacks on Federal unions (Source).


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