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malaise

(268,715 posts)
2. Just imagine a Caribbean Prime Minister
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 05:20 PM
Sep 2019

preventing the Met Office from announcing a hurricane is coming because it would affect tourism. If you can fake the map and add places getting hit, you can deny that anywhere will be hit.

They must not get away with this absolute lie.

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
3. The fucking moron doesn't care about human safety.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 05:30 PM
Sep 2019

He only cares about protecting his image and ego. Congress is going to pressure him to fire Ross. Could this admin be more corrupt? NO!

progree

(10,893 posts)
4. Uggh. The Commerce Dept also produces the quarterly GDP report, via bea.gov
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 05:49 PM
Sep 2019

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Department of Commerce
https://www.bea.gov/

Sample:

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.0 percent in the second quarter of 2019, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was 0.1 percentage point lower than the “advance” estimate released in July. In the first quarter, real GDP rose 3.1 percent.
blah blah blah blah

iscooterliberally

(2,860 posts)
5. And I used to joke around saying that they would politicize the weather if they could.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 05:50 PM
Sep 2019

Now they have done just that.

Mc Mike

(9,111 posts)
6. He WOULD be, but his underlings have been told to never interrupt nap time.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 07:26 PM
Sep 2019

If he doesn't get his 21 hrs of sleep per night, he's cranky all day.

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