[DAILYCALLER] Richard Cordray, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), used a private device for government communications, and didn’t create appropriate records of those messages with the bureau, according to documents obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller.
A longtime Democrat from Ohio, Cordray has served as head of the CFPB since January 2012, a position he is scheduled to hold through July 2018.
A source told TheDC that he submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in August 2016 for more than a year’s worth of text messages on official devices to and from various CFPB staffers.
The bureau responded that there were no records on any "CFPB issued or CFPB reimbursed devices" for any text messages sent or received associated with Cordray.
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As was often suggested here, HRC wasn't the only one using a non-Gov computer system.
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Hang the bastards.
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Get rid of this hack agency - there's zero congressional oversight, some of it has been ruled unconstitutional and it would be a big 'fuck you' to the Fake Indian from Massachusetts.
I was arguing with a lefty on Facebook about that last point. He says: 'She grew up in Oklahoma, so her claim to be part Cherokee is plausible.' I respond: 'My buddy Don and I grew up in New Hampshire - does that make us part Algonquin?
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I've got Indian DNA from both sides of my family, but since I practice none of the customs, don't speak any of the languages, I don't claim to be an Indian. Many of those claiming to be Indians in Oklahoma were just trying to get head right money and had even less Indian than I do. I've also have Irish DNA but we don't like to talk about that.
Authorities in Washington D.C. should drop rioting charges against at least three journalists tossed in the clink Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! while covering protests on the day of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Police arrested Evan Engel, a senior producer at the news website Vocativ, and Alex Rubinstein, a news hound with the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT America, near 12th and L streets in downtown Washington the morning of January 20, according to London's Guardian newspaper. Police also arrested Aaron Cantu, a freelance journalist who has written for The Baffler, the website Truthout, and al-Jazeera, according to police reports reviewed by CPJ.
The news hounds were among more than 230 people arrested in Washington on Inauguration Day after individuals set fire to a car and broke windows of downtown businesses, according to reports and police documents.
"These charges are clearly inappropriate, and we are concerned that they could send a chilling message to journalists covering future protests," said Carlos Lauría, senior Americas program coordinator. "We call on authorities in Washington to drop these charges immediately."
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Hopefully the police in question had body cameras so we can see if the journalists were simply caught up with bad elements or if they were making news as part of the rioting and are now hiding behind their credentials.
Days into Donald Trump’s administration, heads are finally beginning to roll at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Two notoriously corrupt employees in Puerto Rico were fired this week, indicating that more may be on the way.
One is the hospital’s CEO, DeWayne Hamlin, who offered an employee $305,000 to quit after she played a role in exposing his drug arrest.
"Mr. DeWayne Hamlin was removed from federal service effective January 20, 2017"‐inauguration day‐the VA said.
Under former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald, the agency ignored years of evidence about shoddy work ethic, theft and whistleblower retaliation. The VA finally began a months-long investigative proceeding last year, after an outside agency, the Office of Special Counsel, prodded VA leadership.
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I love the sound of undeserved rice bowls smashing in the morning.
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So where did Hamlin expect to get $305k? Either he had it in his pocket, which would be interesting, or he figured it would pass in his budget, which would mean somebody higher wouldn't have a problem with it.
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Weird how Obama never did anything.
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Golf, eat, play golf, sleep 12-18 hours per day, golf, have a beer, golf, ice cream, more golf, take nap, fly to Hawaii for vaca, golf.
[ZEROHEDGE] The plan includes $180 billion to rail and bus systems, $65 billion to ports, airports and waterways, $110 billion for water and sewer systems, $100 billion for energy infrastructure, and $20 billion for public and tribal lands.
Cited by the Times, Chuck Schumer said “our urban and rural communities have their own unique set of infrastructure priorities, and this proposal would provide funding to address those needed upgrades that go beyond the traditional road and bridge repair." The Senate Democrat leader adds that “We’re asking President Trump to work with us to make it a reality/"
As part of his agenda, Trump has promised to unveil an ambitious infrastructure package during the first 100 days of his presidency. “We will build new roads, and highways, and bridges, and airports, and tunnels, and railways all across our wonderful nation,” he vowed in his Inaugural Address.
One of Trump’s top advisers said Monday, however, that the president’s plan may run into roadblocks in the Republican-led Congress.
“He has to come up with a financing plan, and I think there’s going to be a little bit of a tug of war between the conservatives in the Republican party who are concerned about deficits and the president who’s concerned about jobs,” Richard LeFrak said on CNBC’s "Squawk Box." “I think he will prevail, ultimately, because he wants to put people to work.”
Republicans resisted President Barack Obama’s push for an infrastructure “surge” for eight years, arguing that the federal government couldn’t afford it and that state and local governments should shoulder more responsibility for improvements. However, now that Trump "has taken up the Democratic cause", they may find it more problematic.
Meanwhile, as the NYT adds, the first major test of Mr. Trump and his sway over congressional Republicans will come Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. That is when the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan Capitol Hill scorekeeper, will update its budget outlook. The office is expected to say that the federal deficit, after years of decline, will start swelling again this year and will pick up steam over the next decade if policies aren’t changed to curb the growth of health care programs and of Social Security in an aging populace.
The annual report could be a major brake on Mr. Trump’s agenda, which includes large increases in spending on infrastructure and defense, as well as deep tax cuts. Those plans could collide with Republican promises to balance the budget — if Republicans care about such niceties in the Trump era.
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Spending money on rail and bus systems is pointless as self driving vehicles and on demand scheduling will obsolete most of the current public transit system.
In a few years, timetables will seem a quaint anachronism.
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Thatis when the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan Capitol Hill scorekeeper, will update its budget outlook. The office is expected to say that the federal deficit, after years of decline, will start swelling again this year
...Just now? Hmm. Given the numbers that the Obama Administration was willing to release, this seems like it should have been obvious (and indeed was) to anyone with a minimally active central nervous system.
Seems to me like CBO didn't want to officially bring up this little detail while the Lightbringer was still in office, but was happy to do so now that the Other Guy won.
Another agency that needs to be burned to the ground and started from scratch.
Mike
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Subsidies to infrastructure spending tend to bump up prices of nearby land, of which is bought using loans, of which the banking sector tend to gain from the increased amount of interest payment.
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As Obama showed, let the WH control the project selection (just like those green projects). That way instead of the union bosses going to Schumer and anyone else's office, they'll sign in at the WH. They'll know who keeps their members employed.
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Interest rates are so low, why not load up on debt? Besides, this is an investment, not an expenditure. This money's coming back to us.
Unions? Of course Trump is going to unions. He's a New York Democrat. In his new guise as the leader of the Trumpist Party, he's going to steal the unions right out from under the Democrats and staple them to himself. The Dems are going to be ruined. If Trump can do something for the blacks in the inner city, the Democratic Party as we know it is history and has contested its last U.S. presidential election.
[Washington Examiner] A senior U.S. Secret Service agent posted Facebook condemnations of President Trump during the past seven months,
In other words, back when everybody knew Hillary! was going to win. Virtue signalling, true believer, or deliberate sucking up to the presumed new boss?
including one in which she said she wouldn't want to "take a bullet" for him.
She explained herself saying she viewed his presidential candidacy as a "disaster" for the country, and especially for women and minorities.
Kerry O'Grady, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service's Denver district, oversees coordination with Washington-based advance teams for all presidential candidate and presidential trips to the area, including all upcoming or future trips by the president, vice president or Trump administration officials.
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This may be a disgruntled Praetorian 'wake up call' requiring an examination of the attitudes and loyalties of the entire service. Not certain how it might be accomplished, but if there is one, the existence of others is likely.
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...The Secret Service was thoroughly and utterly politicized under the Obama administration, and competence took a back seat to diversity and political reliability. (Brains went out the window too; seeing as how they wanted to build a replica White House to practice in.)
If a senior agent is saying things like this publicly, it's bad, friends. Decapitate the agency and start all over again. The survivors will get the message.
Mike
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Regardless of what she's saying, what is a "secret" service agent doing posting about her job on Facebook?
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From what I heard, routine punishment for unruly agents was to have them serve on Rosalyn Carter's detail for a few weeks. When they came back, their attitude was much better.
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Mall cops are better qualified to protect the President than she is.
"President Donald Trump’s legal team has already moved to trademark the slogan "Keep America Great!" -- a phrase he recently said would be part of his 2020 re-election campaign.
The trademark application was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 18 -- two days before Mr. Trump was officially sworn in as president.
The application indicates the phrase could be used for T-shirts, tank tops, "baby clothing, namely, one piece garments," and "printed publications, namely, pamphlets providing information regarding Donald J. Trump as a political candidate."
Mr. Trump’s chief 2016 campaign slogan was "Make America Great Again."
He recently told The Washington Post that his re-election slogan would be "’Keep America Great,’ exclamation point," and reportedly asked a lawyer to trademark and register the phrase with and without an exclamation point.
Mr. Trump moved to trademark "Make America Great Again" soon after the 2012 election." It appears our President has plans - gonna print out this article and give it to my fave Prog.
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I’d make a very bad politician because “Are you out of your frickin’ minds” is a terrible campaign slogan. -- Sarah A. Hoyt
[CNBC] President Donald Trump on Tuesday took steps to advance construction of two oil pipeline projects that have been fiercely disputed and were delayed under his predecessor.
Trump signed executive orders that will make it easier for TransCanada to construct the Keystone XL pipeline and for Energy Transfer Partners to build the final uncompleted portion of the Dakota Access pipeline.
The president said both executive actions were subject to terms and conditions to be negotiated by the United States. He also signed three additional executive orders to expedite environmental reviews for "high priority infrastructure projects," streamline the permitting process for domestic manufacturing and to insist pipeline companies buy materials from U.S. companies.
Shares of Energy Transfer Partners and TransCanada both rose more than 3.5 percent on Tuesday.
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He also signed three additional executive orders to expedite environmental reviews for "high priority infrastructure projects," streamline the permitting process
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Infrastructure jobs don't have to be government-financed.
It is so sad to see people working so hard to block projects like these because they believe they are protecting the environment - new pipelines are significantly safer for the environment than alternative existing transportation systems like old pipelines and railroads: is your new car more likely to get you where you are going safely and efficiently than your 1946 Buick? Do you spill more water carrying it in buckets to water your plants or using the hose? Etc. Fools.
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But this might lower the cost of gasoline, which is bad. On the other hand, Progressives, it might make said gas cheaper for the poor folks, which is good. And it might lessen their dependence on Federal assistance.
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its not about safety, its about boosting oil prices.
Why do you think qatar and saudi own the MSM?
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said gas cheaper for the poor folks, which is good. And it might lessen their dependence on Federal assistance.
Bobby, do you really think Proggies and Greenies that that those are good things? They want poor folk living in hovels begging for crumbs to enhance control.
[NYPOST] President Trump on Tuesday imposed a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding new contracts or grants.
Emails sent to EPA staff since his inauguration on Friday and reviewed by the News Agency that Dare Not be Named detailed the specific prohibitions banning blurbs, blog updates or posts to the agency’s social media accounts.
Trump -- who at a meeting with automakers Tuesday insisted he was "an environmentalist" -- also ordered a "temporary suspension" of all new business activities at the department, including issuing task orders or work assignments to EPA contractors.
The orders are expected to have a significant and immediate impact on EPA activities nationwide.
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STFU!
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"The orders are expected to have a significant and immediate impact on EPA activities nationwide."
Well it's about time. It took him DAYS to do this.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
"my job is to shut other white people down when they want to interrupt"
Days into Donald Trump’s administration, heads are finally beginning to roll at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Two notoriously corrupt employees in Puerto Rico were fired this week, indicating that more may be on the way.
[CNBC] President Donald Trump on Tuesday took steps to advance construction of two oil pipeline projects that have been fiercely disputed and were delayed under his predecessor.
[NYPOST] President Trump on Tuesday imposed a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding new contracts or grants.
