11/7 News Roundup – Bernie: Trump Doing Exact Opposite of What He Promised, Progressive Leaders Respond To Paradise Papers & More
Happy Tuesday TPW readers! Welcome to the new folks (if you have any issues, you can send them to the tpwhelpdesk@gmail.com) and a big thanks for continuing to come back for those who have been here before. Starting the day off with Bernie and I tend to do:
As President, Trump Doing Exact Opposite of What He Promised on the Campaign Trail by Bernie Sanders
When Donald Trump campaigned for president, he told the American people that he would stand up for the working class and take on the political and economic establishment. One year since his election, he has repeatedly reneged on his promises by supporting the interests of the wealthy and powerful at the expense of working families.
During his campaign, candidate Trump said that he was going to “drain the swamp.” Now that he is president, Trump has brought more billionaires into his administration than any president.
While campaigning, Trump told the American people he was going to provide health “insurance for everybody.” As president, he supported a disastrous bill that would have thrown millions off of health insurance, substantially raised premiums for older workers and defunded Planned Parenthood.
As a candidate, Trump said he understood the pain of working families. His budget would slash funding for affordable housing, college financial aid and Head Start.
And while Trump wants to make devastating cuts to programs that working families desperately need, he is working overtime to provide a massive tax break to billionaires like himself.
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In other words, Trump as a candidate promised the American people one thing, as president he is doing the exact opposite.
But simply stopping Trump’s agenda is not enough. We can join every other major country and guarantee healthcare to all as a right. We can demand that the wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations start paying their fair share of taxes. We can create millions of decent paying jobs by rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure. We can reform our broken criminal justice system and pass comprehensive immigration reform. We can raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and make public colleges and universities tuition-free.
Together we need to build a government and an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1%.
.@keithellison breaks down why Trump's tax plan means more yachts, homes and political influence for the wealthiest people in this country. pic.twitter.com/fhhegYh4q1
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 6, 2017
More news/videos/tweets/etc. in the comments, including:
*Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter considers running for office
*How it became a crime to be poor in America
*The indefensible Republican response to the Texas mass shooting
*Children Sue Trump Admin for ‘Reckless and Deliberate Indifference’ to Climate Threat
*2018 Candidate Updates/Media
*Pipeline news, Water Protector Updates & More
Tips, Comments, Questions, Complaints, Etc!
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Bernie Sanders warns of ‘international oligarchy’ after Paradise Papers leak
Bernie Sanders warns of ‘international oligarchy’ after ‘Paradise Papers’ leak
Paradise Papers Exposes Donald Trump-Russia links and Piggy Banks of the Wealthiest 1 Percent – ICIJ
Probe Demanded After Wilbur Ross, Rex Tillerson Implicated in Paradise Papers
Offshore cash helped fund Steve Bannon’s attacks on Hillary Clinton
“In all, the offshore ties of more than a dozen Trump advisers, Cabinet members and major donors appear in the leaked data.”
Tell me again this fairy tale of draining the swamp
Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter considers running for office
This has probably been posted already, but Dore taking down kos & Armando is worth a repeat if so:
Armmando is such an ass hole & Kos is one as well, but not as big
Glenn Greenwald retweeted a tweet that called out Armando
Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’
These yahoos are NOT ‘liberal.’ They are Raygun Repukes so-called ‘Lite’. Hey LD, mags asked if I would work on yer campaign for Texas POTUS? Now, TX has to secede from the Union. I said: of course, and with pleasure. LOL. 🙂 T and R to the usual suspects!!
I just knew you’d come through orlbucfan! 😀
LD, will you keep your space program going?
Thanks orl and mags!
As for the space programs it must absolutely continue as I need new desktop wallpapers from time to time, and how will we get those without super awesome satellites?
Since a lot of NASA is in TX, I would like to lead that in an LD administration.:)
I recall when Biden spoke at a Netroots Nation conference. I could not go into the big room where he spoke. I wandered around and for a little while watched on a remote TV where Kos was also watching.
The BS was thick.
His son died from toxic fumes from a burn pit. He was also on the board of a Ukrainian oil company. And former Atty General of Delaware.
Anti Bernie … well ….
how long can they hold on?
a long time if the money keeps flowing
Joe needs a lesson on reading the political winds.
https://twitter.com/violaslayvis/status/927952977180200963
To many Democrats collecting and bowing down to big money interests is the way to be successful. If so Nancy is your hero.
Is it just me, or does Pelosi seem less and less relevant as time goes by?
It’s kind of a shame, I was so happy when she pounded the gavel for the first time. Seems like eons ago.
Establishment Dems hanging on with a gold-plated life raft.
yuck
Which is 99% of the time.
This Russian Did His Best to Influence the U.S. Election
Of course Bernie Sanders endorsed this novel about a rebel in Vermont
Sounds cool. I hope it becomes a series.
“local ale lover” haha
The indefensible Republican response to the Texas mass shooting
I can’t watch this rn, but is the Prof. asking “What would it take for any kind of gun control to happen”?
Because that’s what I would love for someone on MSM to confront a Republican with.
Me if I was on CNN:
Senator’s eyes widen ever so slightly, senator begins to squirm:
Me:
Make them admit it. Make them admit on camera that NOTHING will ever make them do anything. Nothing.
Make people see how unreasonable they are.
Make it clear as a sunny day that non-gun owners, or gun owners who also favor strong background checks, we also have rights, we have as much right as gun owners to a decent quality of life, have the right to go through our daily lives without the increasing fear of being shot.
That those who want to buy guns whenever they want have, in fact, become a protected class with more rights than the rest of us.
Unless the shooter is Muslim, in which case he blames it on religion.
Maggot brains should talk! A pea has a higher IQ. He also needs to skip the orange garbage on his face. Bozo the clown had better makeup!
Well said orlbucfan! You have a way with words!!
Trump says tougher gun laws would not have prevented Texas church shooting
With History of Domestic Violence, Texas Gunman Fits Mass Shooter Profile
Also cruelty to animals
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/06/texas-shooting-devin-patrick-kelley-colorado-arrest/
This will probably be worth listening to:
Tom Perez And Nina Turner And DNC ‘Rigging’