Trump’s Promise to Take Credit for Shutting Down the Government
Turning Workers Into Machines
Here’s an excellent article by Gwynn Guilford, at Quartz, about the failure of American manufacturers. It focuses largely on the management failures at GM.
An excerpt:
” “American companies tend, fundamentally, to mistrust workers,” writes Keller in Rude Awakening. “There is a pervading attitude that ‘if you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile’ because they don’t really want to work. “
Beto O’Rourke’s Warts and Blemishes
Review of his six-year record in Congress shows Democrat frequently opposed own party, and supported bills that boosted the fossil fuel industry and Trump’s immigration policy
David Sirota wrote an expose’ of Beto O’Rourke and Sirota subsequently took a lot of heat from establishment Democrats for doing so. An O’Rourke candidacy virtually guarantees a loss for Democrats in the presidential race of 2020.
Richard Ojeda Campaigning Hard
Trump claims to care so much about veterans…what about the veterans who won’t get paid because of his toddler tantrum shutdown? #TrumpShutDown pic.twitter.com/FUklHEUATb— Richard N. Ojeda, II (@VoteOjeda2020) December 22, 2018
They Voted for Trump and Now They’re Losing Their Jobs
The death of our Siemens factory is the result of another Trump lie
It’s happening all over America: Idiots voted for Trump and now they’re losing their jobs due to layoffs or plant closings.
How Deep Does Israel Have Its Hooks in the U.S.?
A Texas Elementary School Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath, Now Mandatory in Many States — so She Lost Her Job
The anti-BDS Israel oath was included in Amawi’s contract papers due to an Israel-specific state law enacted on May 2, 2017, by the Texas State Legislature and signed into law two days later by GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. The bill unanimously passed the lower House by a vote of 131-0, and then the Senate by a vote of 25-4.
Child language specialist, Bahia Amawi, is a U.S. citizen received an offer to extend her teaching contract for another year, but it required she sign a promise not to participate in a boycott of Israel (BDS). She refused to sign because of the pro-Israel oath, was not re-hired, and is now suing over violation of her First Amendment rights.
At the time that Texas enacted the law barring contractors from supporting a boycott of Israel, it was the 17th state in the country to do so. As of now, 26 states have enacted such laws — including blue states run by Democrats such as New York, California, and New Jersey — while similar bills are pending in another 13 states.
The Oil Industry Wants Cars to Use More Gas
The oil industry engaged in a secret public relations campaign to undermine U.S. fuel economy standards
One of the main actors was the largest oil refiner in the country, Marathon Petroleum. Marathon, along with others, ran a “stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards,” the NYT reported. The campaign argued that the U.S. no longer needs fuel economy standards because it is now such a massive producer of oil.
Trump Tweets
““Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony.”
Tweet
Washington Post introduces “Bottomless Pinocchio” (inspired by Trump) for lies repeated 20 times or more.
Generic Drug Price Fixing On Trial
Pharma companies are exposed again: Generic drug makers conspire to fix prices and screw consumers.
“Fair share” described dividing up the sales pie to ensure that each company reaped continued profits. “Trashing the market” was used when a competitor ignored these unwritten rules and sold drugs for less than agreed-upon prices.
The terminology reflected more than just the clubbiness of a powerful industry, according to authorities and several lawsuits. Officials from multiple states say these practices were central to illegal price-fixing schemes of massive proportion.
Washington Post