Sunday, January 1, 2017

Trump Promises a Revelation on Hacking

Wow...this ought to be fascinating. 


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald J. Trump, expressing lingering skepticism about intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the election, said on Saturday evening that he knew “things that other people don’t know” about the hacking, and that the information would be revealed “on Tuesday or Wednesday.”
Speaking to a handful of reporters outside his Palm Beach, Fla., club, Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump cast his declarations of doubt as an effort to seek the truth.
“I just want them to be sure because it’s a pretty serious charge,” Mr. Trump said of the intelligence agencies. “If you look at the weapons of mass destruction, that was a disaster, and they were wrong,” he added, referring to intelligence cited by the George W. Bush administration to support its march to war in 2003. “So I want them to be sure,” the president-elect said. “I think it’s unfair if they don’t know.”
Full Story via NYT

Trump Has Fairy Tale To Tell, Needs A Few Days To Get Story Straight With Putin

 

Bernie Sanders On Pope Francis' Message: The Idolatry of Money

Trump GOP Pretend They Have Mandate

In 2017, GOP sees mandate to undo Obama's agenda

WASHINGTON -- Republicans’ grip on all levers of power stands as a mandate to the GOP-led Congress, which will move swiftly to try to undo eight years of outgoing President Barack Obama’s agenda.
With Republican President-elect Donald Trump weeks away from assuming office, GOP lawmakers plan to open the 115th Congress on Tuesday and immediately take steps to repeal Obama’s health care law. Beyond that, they’ll look at a tax overhaul, reversing Obama-era environmental regulations and other conservative priorities.
Republicans will face some obstacles. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats “stand ready to fight vigorously” to protect health care and other priorities, and Republicans will have to compromise with Senate Democrats to move major legislation through that chamber.
A look at what the 115th Congress will be up to in 2017:
Full Article via CBS

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan ~ Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dee
What Can I Take Away From Thee 

I’m Not A Snowflake Or A Whiner, Math Is Why Trump Is #NotMyPresident


 





Anthony Bourdain ~ Grassroots


The Fable of Edward Snowden

As he seeks a pardon, the NSA thief has told multiple lies about what he stole and his dealings with Russian intelligence.



Of all the lies that Edward Snowden has told since his massive theft of secrets from the National Security Agency and his journey to Russia via Hong Kong in 2013, none is more provocative than the claim that he never intended to engage in espionage, and was only a “whistleblower” seeking to expose the overreach of NSA’s information gathering. With the clock ticking on Mr. Snowden’s chance of a pardon, now is a good time to review what we have learned about his real mission.
Mr. Snowden’s theft of America’s most closely guarded communication secrets occurred in May 2013, according to the criminal complaint filed against him by federal prosecutors the following month. At the time Mr. Snowden was a 29-year-old technologist working as an analyst-in-training for the consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton at the regional base of the National Security Agency (NSA) in Oahu, Hawaii. On May 20, only some six weeks after his job there began, he failed to show up for work, emailing his supervisor that he was at the hospital being tested for epilepsy.
FulL Article via WSJ

 

Trump Wrong Again ~ Russia Plays Trump

Paranoid Much? Donald Trump Wishes You Happy New Year




We know what we have to do. The Resistance!

Lawrence O'Donnell with Michael Moore

Published on Dec 23, 2016
Lawrence O'Donnell with Filmmaker and Political Activist Michael Moore has a POLITICAL wishlist of things that he wants concerned citizens to do with regard to the Trump and the GOP. He encourages democrats to be more vocal and to visit their lawmakers IN PERSON while they are at home on their Christmas Break. He's calling on the Democrats to appoint new and more, more aggressive and likeable leadership. Moore wants Dems to form "Rapid Response Teams" that will activate and get the protest out on Facebook and other venues whenever the GOP makes a stupid move. Moore in the spirit of Christmas is kind enough to sing a Holiday tune.


Trump Branding

New logo

 

US Officials Say Russia Hacked A Vermont Utility

Update...No Hack but WTG Vermont for being vigilant

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to US electrical grid security, officials say

Washington Post - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials. While the Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt ... 

Russian Malware Found At Vermont Electric Company, But Accusations of “Fake News” Fly

Fortune - ‎17 hours ago‎
On Friday, the Washington Post described the discovery of Russian-linked malware on a computer owned by Vermont's Burlington Electric utility. The software was detected in a search after information about Russian-associated malware was released by the ... 

Russian Malware in Vermont Utility Laptop Raises Concerns Over Electrical Grid Safety

Slate Magazine (blog) - ‎20 hours ago‎
Malware that has been linked to Russian hackers was discovered in a Vermont power-utility laptop, raising fears about the vulnerability of the U.S. power grid. The code was connected to the hacking operation that has been dubbed Grizzly Steppe, which ...
  

Trump kicks biographer off golf course

Sniveling Petty Vindictive Trump Never Forgets ~ Will Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan protect our rights or let Trump go full Russian on our asses? See you in political prison. 

Harry Hurt had written a critical book about the president-elect.
12/31/16

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday ejected from his West Palm Beach golf course one of his most critical biographers, Harry Hurt III, who had been preparing to play in a foursome with billionaire mega-donor David Koch.
Hurt is the author of “Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump,” a 1993 book that revealed among other things that Trump was accused of “rape” by his ex-wife Ivana Trump in a sworn deposition during their divorce proceedings.
Full Story Via Politico 

Progressive America To Trump ~ Keep Eating Those Taco Bowls

What will it be like in political prison?

Carl Bernstein, "Trump Lives In A Fact-Free Universe Where He Floats with Weightlessness

Published on Dec 28, 2016
CNN Panel discusses the need for a select committee to investigate Trump's ties to Russia and their interference in the U.S. Presidential election. Kayleigh McEnany was asked why is it that Trump Doesn't Believe That the Russian's Hacked the Election when the ENTIRE Intelligence Community has assessed that claim as fact. Kayleigh offers OLD INFORMATION as a defense and is quickly cut off. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have called for an investigation and Trump is still feigning concern and meandering along, not really stating a position beyond his previous jab at the CIA on Twitter. Matt Lewis pointed out in the discussion that Trump has never taken a hard line with Russia or Vladimir Putin when he seems to have no problem doing so against China or anyone else. Donald Trump Jr. said in an interview that Russia's Investments in the Trump Corporation are "Substantial" but of course it's impossible to confirm just how substantial since Trump refuses to release his tax returns.


The Buck Stop Here


#TrumpLeaks


Trump's past lies in plain view. Visit leak site set up by The Democratic Coalition Against Trump.
Watch this 2013 video they dug up of Donald Trump admitting to a relationship with Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin....and then watch Trump just ooze praise for Putin.

Trumpists SILENT As Trump Fills Administration with "Globalists"

Published on Dec 20, 2016
--Fear mongers like Alex Jones who rail against globalism and a one-world government are silent now that President-elect Trump is filling his cabinet with financiers and oil tycoons

Free Market Capitolism



Trump Tries To Baffle With BS

Trump answers Russia question with gibberish. Displeasure with being out dressed by Don King evident.


Trump Looks To King For Fashion Advice

As U.S. Confronts Russia, Trump's Admiration Of Putin Is Consistent


December 30, 20164:53 PM ET Via NPR

President-elect Donald Trump is unabashedly praising Russian President Vladimir Putin, a day after outgoing President Obama issued tough sanctions against the country in response to alleged cyberattacks intended to influence the U.S. elections.
In a tweet Friday afternoon, Trump responded to Putin's decision not to expel U.S. diplomats from Russia in kind after Obama ordered 35 Russian diplomats to leave the country — admiring the Russian leader's strategic approach over President Obama, which is the theme of Trump's ongoing praise of Putin.
Full Article

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual speech to the Federal Assembly at Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow in early December.
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images