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Rhiannon12866
Rhiannon12866's Journal
Rhiannon12866's Journal
January 12, 2018
The President's diarrhea-of-the-mouth resulted in his 'sh*thole' comment during a bipartisan meeting on immigration.
Someone Forgot To Explain Trump's Position On FISA To Trump
The President seemed to recognize the good people 'on both sides' of the FISA Act debate, as he himself was 'on both sides.'
Trump Sold Norway F-52 Aircrafts, Which Isn't A Real Thing
A salesman knows to ABC: Always Be Counterfactual.
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions, Vol. XXXVI
I got those 'adult coloring books' because I thought 'adult' meant they'd have naked people in them.
Kaplin Interview Prep: Russia Investigation Edition
Follow these few easy steps to get the job of your dreams. . . or not indicted!
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 1/11/18
The 'Sh*thole Countries' Have One Thing Going For ThemThe President's diarrhea-of-the-mouth resulted in his 'sh*thole' comment during a bipartisan meeting on immigration.
Someone Forgot To Explain Trump's Position On FISA To Trump
The President seemed to recognize the good people 'on both sides' of the FISA Act debate, as he himself was 'on both sides.'
Trump Sold Norway F-52 Aircrafts, Which Isn't A Real Thing
A salesman knows to ABC: Always Be Counterfactual.
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions, Vol. XXXVI
I got those 'adult coloring books' because I thought 'adult' meant they'd have naked people in them.
Kaplin Interview Prep: Russia Investigation Edition
Follow these few easy steps to get the job of your dreams. . . or not indicted!
January 12, 2018
There have been promises kept, promises broken and promises ignored. But how much have his policies changed things?
A business tycoon with no political experience, he said he came to Washington to make waves.
Has he succeeded?
Immigration
The Trump administration tackled the immigration issue pretty much right out of the gate, with its ill-fated executive order closing the US border to entrants from a handful of majority-Muslim nations. Implementation of that effort led to chaos at US airports and a quick suspension at the hands of US courts.
Since then, the White House has rolled out two new border orders, adding a few countries to the banned list and removing one (Sudan). The latest measures have, at least so far, largely withstood legal challenge.
Immigration enforcement has also been ramped up - 143,470 arrests for violations for the year ending in October - a 30% increase.
Mr Trump also announced an end to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Immigrants (Daca) programme, which granted normalised residency status to roughly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US when they were young. The order has been temporarily suspended by the court, and is the subject of ongoing negotiations in Congress.
About 200,000 Salvadoreans face an uncertain future because the White House has brought their temporary protected status (TPP) to an end.
Much more (Including a video on how he's viewed in other countries): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42653793
What has actually changed under Trump?
It's a quarter of the way through Donald Trump's presidential term - long enough to judge his performance so far.There have been promises kept, promises broken and promises ignored. But how much have his policies changed things?
A business tycoon with no political experience, he said he came to Washington to make waves.
Has he succeeded?
Immigration
The Trump administration tackled the immigration issue pretty much right out of the gate, with its ill-fated executive order closing the US border to entrants from a handful of majority-Muslim nations. Implementation of that effort led to chaos at US airports and a quick suspension at the hands of US courts.
Since then, the White House has rolled out two new border orders, adding a few countries to the banned list and removing one (Sudan). The latest measures have, at least so far, largely withstood legal challenge.
Immigration enforcement has also been ramped up - 143,470 arrests for violations for the year ending in October - a 30% increase.
Mr Trump also announced an end to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Immigrants (Daca) programme, which granted normalised residency status to roughly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US when they were young. The order has been temporarily suspended by the court, and is the subject of ongoing negotiations in Congress.
About 200,000 Salvadoreans face an uncertain future because the White House has brought their temporary protected status (TPP) to an end.
Much more (Including a video on how he's viewed in other countries): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42653793
January 12, 2018
Seth takes a closer look at how President Trump has moved on from trying to discredit the Russia investigation to pretending it’s over; meanwhile, lawmakers in both parties try to work with Trump on an immigration deal.
Seth Meyers - Trump Attacks Feinstein, Makes Racist Immigration Comment: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at how President Trump has moved on from trying to discredit the Russia investigation to pretending it’s over; meanwhile, lawmakers in both parties try to work with Trump on an immigration deal.
January 12, 2018
Lawrence O'Donnell reveals the big secrets of anchormen and explains what it's like to run a live evening news show in the age of Trump.
Lawrence O'Donnell Suppresses His Boston Accent
Lawrence O'Donnell talks about President Trump's recent meeting with lawmakers and explains the difficulties of suppressing his Boston accent.
Seth Meyers: Guest Lawrence O'Donnell Talks News Reporting in the World of Trump
Lawrence O'Donnell reveals the big secrets of anchormen and explains what it's like to run a live evening news show in the age of Trump.
Lawrence O'Donnell Suppresses His Boston Accent
Lawrence O'Donnell talks about President Trump's recent meeting with lawmakers and explains the difficulties of suppressing his Boston accent.
January 12, 2018
Hidden Credits: The Good Doctor, Wheel of Fortune
Seth reveals hidden production credits from popular shows you might have missed.
Seth Meyers: National Houseplant Appreciation Day, Robotic Strippers - Monologue - 1/10/18
Hidden Credits: The Good Doctor, Wheel of Fortune
Seth reveals hidden production credits from popular shows you might have missed.
January 12, 2018
During a White House meeting on immigration, President Trump questions why people from "s**thole countries" like Haiti and African nations are allowed to come to the U.S.
The Daily Show: Trump Calls Non-White Countries "S**tholes"
During a White House meeting on immigration, President Trump questions why people from "s**thole countries" like Haiti and African nations are allowed to come to the U.S.
January 11, 2018
New York City sues 5 major oil companies, claiming they contributed to global warming
New York City is suing five major oil companies, claiming they have contributed to global warming.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will be seeking billions in the lawsuit to recoup money spent by the city for resiliency efforts related to climate change.
The defendants in the city's federal lawsuit are BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell.
A BP spokesman declined comment. A Shell spokesman said climate change is a complex issue that should not be addressed by the courts. The other three did not immediately comment.
The lawsuit follows the city's announcement that it plans to divest its pension funds from fossil fuel companies.
Short article, no more at link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-new-york-sues-oil-companies-global-warming-20180110-story.html
The ExxonMobil refinery seen at dusk in St. Bernard Parish, La. (Gerald Herbert / AP)
January 11, 2018
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been added to the power grid during 2017, nearly half of which use renewable technologies, especially wind and solar. Another 3.5 GW of small-scale solar net capacity additions are estimated to have come online in 2017.
Of the renewable capacity additions in 2017, more than half came online during the fourth quarter. Renewable capacity additions are often highest in the final months of the year, in part because of timing qualifications for federal, state, or local tax incentives. Estimated fourth-quarter capacity additions for 2017 are based on planned additions reported to EIA and are subject to change based on actual project completions.
Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation peaked in March at 67.5 billion kilowatthours, or 21% of total utility-scale electricity generation. In late spring, the melting snowpack from a winter characterized by higher-than-average levels of precipitation increased hydroelectric generation, while strong wind resources in March also produced a peak in monthly wind generation for the year.
Most renewable generation in 2017 came from the Western census division, which accounted for the majority of the hydroelectric (67%) and solar (69%) generation. Wind generation was more evenly spread across the country in 2017, with 37% occurring in the Midwest, 37% in the South, 21% in the West, and the remaining 4% in the Northeast.
More: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=34472
Nearly half of utility-scale capacity installed in 2017 came from renewables
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been added to the power grid during 2017, nearly half of which use renewable technologies, especially wind and solar. Another 3.5 GW of small-scale solar net capacity additions are estimated to have come online in 2017.
Of the renewable capacity additions in 2017, more than half came online during the fourth quarter. Renewable capacity additions are often highest in the final months of the year, in part because of timing qualifications for federal, state, or local tax incentives. Estimated fourth-quarter capacity additions for 2017 are based on planned additions reported to EIA and are subject to change based on actual project completions.
Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation peaked in March at 67.5 billion kilowatthours, or 21% of total utility-scale electricity generation. In late spring, the melting snowpack from a winter characterized by higher-than-average levels of precipitation increased hydroelectric generation, while strong wind resources in March also produced a peak in monthly wind generation for the year.
Most renewable generation in 2017 came from the Western census division, which accounted for the majority of the hydroelectric (67%) and solar (69%) generation. Wind generation was more evenly spread across the country in 2017, with 37% occurring in the Midwest, 37% in the South, 21% in the West, and the remaining 4% in the Northeast.
More: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=34472
January 11, 2018
Speak now or forever hold your freedom of speech.
Trump Does A 'Jekyll And Hyde' On DACA
When it comes to the Dreamers Act, the President is going back and forth between two states of mind. (And not 'stable' and 'genius.')
Melania Trump Corrects The Lies Of 'Fire And Fury'
The First Lady Melania Trump (Laura Benanti) annotates several sections of Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' that pertain to her.
Kim Jong-Un Reveals North Korea's Olympic Athletes
North Korea's supreme leader also wants to be North Korea's supreme bobsledder.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 1/10/18
Stephen Gets In A Few Words Before Trump's Libel CrackdownSpeak now or forever hold your freedom of speech.
Trump Does A 'Jekyll And Hyde' On DACA
When it comes to the Dreamers Act, the President is going back and forth between two states of mind. (And not 'stable' and 'genius.')
Melania Trump Corrects The Lies Of 'Fire And Fury'
The First Lady Melania Trump (Laura Benanti) annotates several sections of Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' that pertain to her.
Kim Jong-Un Reveals North Korea's Olympic Athletes
North Korea's supreme leader also wants to be North Korea's supreme bobsledder.
January 11, 2018
Lewis Black explains why he takes issue with meteorologists using terms like "bombogenesis," rails against cold weather and reflects on the first year of Trump's presidency.
Lewis Black Believes Men Don't Know What They're Doing
Lewis Black explains why he thinks more women should run for office and explains why he turned down the opportunity to speak with Donald Trump.
Seth Meyers: Guest Lewis Black Reflects on the First Year of Trump's Presidency
Lewis Black explains why he takes issue with meteorologists using terms like "bombogenesis," rails against cold weather and reflects on the first year of Trump's presidency.
Lewis Black Believes Men Don't Know What They're Doing
Lewis Black explains why he thinks more women should run for office and explains why he turned down the opportunity to speak with Donald Trump.
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