Segregation by another name

Segregation by another name a Trump administration plan to cut $10.6 billion from federal education initiatives, according to budget documents obtained by The Washington Post. The administration would channel part of the savings into its top priority: school choice. It seeks to spend about $400 million to expand charter schools and vouchers for private and … Read more

Do you approve of Betsy DeVos?

The budget Betsy DeVos has been working on slashes funding that supports after-school programs for children from underserved communities, training for teachers and reducing class size. And it would completely eliminate funding for mental health services, anti-bullying initiatives, physical education and more – all while funneling hundreds of millions of dollars out of local public … Read more

He played me for a fool

Source: ‘He played me for a fool’: Kentucky Trump supporter laments he should have voted for Hillary  Kentucky Trump supporter Wesley Easterling regrets his vote, he believed it when Trump told voters he would fight for them. Now, however, Trump is cutting programs that help people like him survive Easterling is on food stamps and … Read more

FBI probing attempted hack of Trump Organization, officials say – ABC News

On May 5, golf writer James Dodson told WBUR radio that Eric Trump had bragged to him that Trump golf courses “have all the funding we need out of Russia,” a statement Eric Trump later denied making. In 2008, Don Jr. told investors in Moscow that the Trump Organization had trademarked the Donald Trump name … Read more

Threatening us? Here’s some critique for you, Kellyanne: F-ck you and F-ck Trump

Trump‘s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway threatened Harry Reid for harshly criticizing Trump’s election and all the ugliness Trump stands for. Conway says Reid should be “very careful about characterizing somebody in a legal sense.” Reid replied “It only took five days for President-elect Trump to try to silence his critics with the threat of legal action. This should shock and concern all Americans.” … Read more

Trump Promises to Invest in Infrastructure – Here’s What He Really Means

“We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.” “We demand the return of America’s railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.”  “We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system … Read more

The President-elect faces court date in fraud case | MSNBC

Trump faces significant open litigation tied to his businesses: angry members at his Jupiter, Fla. golf course say they were cheated out of refunds on their dues and a former employee at the same club claims she was fired after reporting sexual harassment…. Trump is also defending lawsuits tied to his campaign. A disgruntled GOP … Read more

Trump’s Abuse of Trump Foundation — Criminal Tax Implications? – The Surly Subgroup

Mr. Trump has directed the Foundation to acquire 2 paintings of himself totaling $30,000, a trip to Paris for $107,000, a Tebow helmet for $12,000, and advertising for his hotels for $5,000. He has also directed the Foundation to settle two private lawsuits against his properties delivering a total of $258,000 to charities Trump himself … Read more