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Trump says media is part of vetting his nominees: 'We save a lot of money that way'

President Trump on Friday defended the vetting process at the White House, telling the news media that he allows it to do much of the heavy lifting while simultaneously blaming it for the withdrawal of his nominee to lead intelligence agencies.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-media-is-part-of-ve
tting-his-nominees-we-save-a-lot-of-money-that-way/ar-AAFfEL9?ocid=spartandhp

What a complete moron. As are the trolls who've posted here for years complaining about perceived corrupt elected officials behaviors, and who not only continue to act as those Trump isn't the worst of the worst. But try and pass off that he is doing a good job.

It saddens me to admit that our trolls here at firefly fans are the dumbest of the dumb.

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Trump was pictured kicking back at his New Jersey golf club over the weekend in the midst of mass shooting fallout

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/breakingnews/trump-was-pictured-kicking
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IS 'resurging' in Syria as US pulls troops: watchdog

The jihadists -- who suffered major territorial losses at the hands of Iraqi and Syrian forces backed by a US-led international air campaign -- are exploiting weaknesses in local forces to make gains, the report from the Office of Inspector General said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-resurging-in-syria-as-us-pulls
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A man assaulted a boy for ‘disrespecting’ the national anthem. His lawyer says Trump told him to do it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-man-assaulted-a-boy-for-disresp
ecting-the-national-anthem-his-lawyer-says-trump-told-him-to-do-it/ar-AAFxjTD?ocid=spartandhp

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CEOs Who Cheat In Bedroom Will Cheat In Boardroom (or White House), Study Shows.

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CEOs Who Cheat In Bedroom Will Cheat In Boardroom (or White House), Study Shows.

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Dang! There goes my hero, Jack Kennedy.

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JFK died because he was terrible at his job. ~ Second, August 10, 2019

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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CEOs Who Cheat In Bedroom Will Cheat In Boardroom (or White House), Study Shows.

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I guess by that metric, dubya and Obama were terrific presidents!!


HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ...


And if democrats don't do anything different, how are they any better?

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CEOs Who Cheat In Bedroom Will Cheat In Boardroom (or White House), Study Shows.

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I guess by that metric, dubya and Obama were terrific presidents!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ...

And if democrats don't do anything different, how are they any better?

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Besides adultery ... alcoholism and cocaine abuse

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Trump administration overhauls U.S. wildlife protections over objections of conservationists

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday finalized changes to provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act it says will streamline the decades-old wildlife protection law but which conservation groups say will threaten at-risk species.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-overhauls-us-wi
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Agreed buddy...
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Trump administration overhauls U.S. wildlife protections over objections of conservationists

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday finalized changes to provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act it says will streamline the decades-old wildlife protection law but which conservation groups say will threaten at-risk species.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-overhauls-us-wi
ldlife-protections-over-objections-of-conservationists/ar-AAFHJ2b?ocid=spartandhp

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Hey T., this is the stuff going on behind our backs so-to-speak. While the headlines chase Trump's mindless tweets, his admin is busy deregulating just about everything that holds big companies responsible and accountable.

He's showed himself to be more Pro Wealthy & Big Business than anything else so far - trillion $ tax cut for example. Another thing that makes the profile of his typical supporter so laughable.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rol
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83 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump

"President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.

A New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 80 environmental rules and regulations on the way out under Mr. Trump.

Our list represents two types of policy changes: rules that were officially reversed and rollbacks still in progress. The Trump administration has released an aggressive schedule to try to finalize many of these rollbacks this year."

Just the first 40:

1. Canceled a requirement for oil and gas companies to report methane emissions.

2. Revised and partially repealed an Obama-era rule limiting methane emissions on public lands, including intentional venting and flaring from drilling operations.

3. Loosened a Clinton-era rule designed to limit toxic emissions from major industrial polluters.

4. Stopped enforcing a 2015 rule that prohibited the use of hydrofluorocarbons, powerful greenhouse gases, in air-conditioners and refrigerators.

5. Repealed a requirement that state and regional authorities track tailpipe emissions from vehicles traveling on federal highways.

6. Reverted to a weaker 2009 pollution permitting program for new power plants and expansions.

7. Amended rules that govern how refineries monitor pollution in surrounding communities.

8. Directed agencies to stop using an Obama-era calculation of the “social cost of carbon” that rulemakers used to estimate the long-term economic benefits of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

9. Withdrew guidance that federal agencies include greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews. But several district courts have ruled that emissions must be included in such reviews.

10. Lifted a summertime ban on the use of E15, a gasoline blend made of 15 percent ethanol. (Burning gasoline with a higher concentration of ethanol in hot conditions increases smog.)

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11. Proposed weakening Obama-era fuel-economy standards for cars and light trucks. The proposal also challenges California’s right to set its own more stringent standards, which other states can choose to follow.

12. Announced intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. (The process of withdrawing cannot be completed until 2020.)

13. Proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which would have set strict limits on carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. In April 2019, the E.P.A. sent a replacement plan, which would let states set their own rules, to the White House for budget review.

14. Proposed eliminating Obama-era restrictions that in effect required newly built coal power plants to capture carbon dioxide emissions.

15. Proposed a legal justification for weakening an Obama-era rule that limited mercury emissions from coal power plants.

16. Proposed revisions to standards for carbon dioxide emissions from new, modified and reconstructed power plants.

17. Began review of emissions rules for power plant start-ups, shutdowns and malfunctions. In April, the E.P.A. filed an order reversing a requirement that 36 states follow the emissions rule.

18. Proposed relaxing Obama-era requirements that companies monitor and repair methane leaks at oil and gas facilities.

19. Proposed changing rules aimed at cutting methane emissions from landfills. In May, 2019, a federal judge ruled against the E.P.A. for failing to enforce the existing law and gave the agency a fall deadline for finalizing state and federal rules. E.P.A. said it is reviewing the decision.

20. Announced a rewrite of an Obama-era rule meant to reduce air pollution in national parks and wilderness areas.

21. Weakened oversight of some state plans for reducing air pollution in national parks. (In Texas, the E.P.A. rejected an Obama-era plan that would have required the installation of equipment at some coal-burning power plants to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions.)

22. Proposed repealing leak-repair, maintenance and reporting requirements for large refrigeration and air conditioning systems containing hydrofluorocarbons.

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23. Made significant cuts to the borders of two national monuments in Utah and recommended border and resource management changes to several more.

24. Rescinded water pollution regulations for fracking on federal and Indian lands.

25. Scrapped a proposed rule that required mines to prove they could pay to clean up future pollution.

26. Withdrew a requirement that Gulf oil rig owners prove they could cover the costs of removing rigs once they have stopped producing.

27. Approved construction of the Dakota Access pipeline less than a mile from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. Under the Obama administration, the Army Corps of Engineers had said it would explore alternative routes.

28. Revoked an Obama-era executive order designed to preserve ocean, coastal and Great Lakes waters in favor of a policy focused on energy production and economic growth.

29. Changed how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission considers the indirect effects of greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews of pipelines.

30. Permitted the use of seismic air guns for gas and oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean. The practice, which can kill marine life and disrupt fisheries, was blocked under the Obama administration.

31. Loosened offshore drilling safety regulations implemented by the Obama administration following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The revised rules include reduced testing requirements for blowout prevention systems.

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32. Completed preliminary environmental reviews to clear the way for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

33. Proposed opening most of America’s coastal waters to offshore oil and gas drilling, but delayed the plan after a federal judge ruled that Mr. Trump’s reversal of an Obama-era ban on drilling in the Arctic Ocean was unlawlful.

34. Lifted an Obama-era freeze on new coal leases on public lands. But, in April 2019, a judge ruled that the Interior Department could not begin selling new leases without completing an environmental review. A month later, the agency published a draft assessment that concluded restarting federal coal leasing would have little environmental impact.

35. Repealed an Obama-era rule governing royalties for oil, gas and coal leases on federal lands, which replaced a 1980s rule that critics said allowed companies to underpay the federal government. A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s repeal. The Interior Department is reviewing the decision.

36. Proposed “streamlining” the approval process for drilling for oil and gas in national forests.

37. Ordered review of regulations on oil and gas drilling in national parks where mineral rights are privately owned.

38. Recommended shrinking three marine protected areas, or opening them to commercial fishing.

39. Ordered review of regulations on offshore oil and gas exploration by floating vessels in the Arctic that were developed after a 2013 accident. The Interior Department said it was “considering full rescission or revision of this rule.”

40. Approved the Keystone XL pipeline rejected by President Barack Obama, but a federal judge blocked the project from going forward without an adequate environmental review process. Mr. Trump later attempted to side-step the ruling by issuing a presidential permit, but the project remains tied up in court.

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Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn't for sale

President Donald Trump is calling off an upcoming trip to Denmark after its prime minister rebuffed his interest in buying Greenland, a Danish territory, the White House announced on Tuesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-cancels-denmark-trip-after-
pm-says-greenland-isnt-for-sale/ar-AAG5gX0?ocid=spartandhp

What a fucking moron...

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That's exactly what Putin said kiki. He'd be pleased with you.

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Deep state describes dedicated, educated professionals.

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Mr. Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to end American entanglements in the Middle East, insisted that he did not want war.

“I don’t think that would be a good idea for Iran. It wouldn’t last very long,” Mr. Trump said. “Do I want to? No. I want to have peace. I like peace.”

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Hannity, Fox face ethical issues over Trump text revelations.

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Sean Hannity has skirted ethical boundaries with his role on a television network with “news” in its name. Yet it's never been as stark as now, with the committee investigating last year's Capitol insurrection seeking his testimony.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hannity-fox-face-ethical-issue
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