Indictments

It's hard to follow the news these days. When the indictments of Manafort hit the news, Fox NEWS refused to cover it. They had a bogus coverage on emjoiis. Yes, the hamburger emoji. Can you believe it? I can, and the worst part is, apart from the sheeple who only consume the news that makes them feel good, it makes people distrust media as a whole. That's how Donnie's 'Fake News' caught momentum. He's right in a way. What he's not right in, and what's so blatantly obvious, is how much he's trying to deflect Russia attention to the Democrats. Wow, you'd think Hillary is President given the stuff he says. No matter. The FBI is conducting their methodical investigation and the pieces are starting to fall. Great news if you're a patriot. If you're having trouble following the events here is a Twitter summary worth checking out.

(THREAD) Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are now indicted. This thread analyzes legal and political aspects of their indictment and surrender. pic.twitter.com/Ir8zKaA1F2

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 30, 2017

Another Tour for Ajit at FCC

FCC is supposed to be regulator agency that protects consumer interests. After former Verizon CEO, and staunch Republican Ajit Pai took over, it;'s been a gongshow. If it's not the threat on the free press, it's net neutrality. Remember when the net neutrality debate first emerged and Republicans were either silent on the issue or threw their support behind telecom? Corporate giant Comcast has only Republicans in their back pocket (and the odd Democrat) that they almost snuck through a net neutrality bill two years ago. Obama in support of net neutrality and the push to turn the Internet into the public utility.
THe fight against net neutrality basically says if you pay more money you can get an unobscured and faster Internet connection. And the providers are trying to choke data through their cables. Because in most cities and places where Internet is provided there is only one provider, the essential monopoly has enabled some large corporations to do as he please and transmitters they want, and now they want to restrict access.

This is why reclassifying Internet cables as a public utility will prevent any attempts to restrict web access. This particularly relevant because the same contribution corporations that are trying to usher in the bill against net neutrality are also losing millions with lost cable revenues as people turn to online sources to view entertainment.

Now, with a President that's a loose cannon, fighting the media on one hand, and largely unconcerned about net-neutrality, there's no stopping repeated efforts to jam through a bill that will cripple the average consumer, make big telecom richer, and slow innovation in the country as a whole.

100 days and?

What has the President done, legitimately, at a macro scale, other than repeal numerous bills? I'm genuinely interested in now what policy initiative or successful change has happened in the past 100 days, and pissing off liberals doesn't count.

Deflect Attention, Quick! It's a trap!

If you have some of the lowest approval ratings ever for a President, what do you do? Well your advisors will tell you to brew up some deflection. What better way to appeal to the hungry American masses then a sensational story? Well rightly or wrongly, Trump quickly intervened in Syria after a devastating chemical attack by the Russian supported Asad regime. Rockets destroyed an airstrip/airbase in retaliation. Not to be outdone, the rhetoric with North Korea, and their race to become nuclear capable, is also taking away attention from the problems at home. Trump can do well to focus attention away from his Russian ties with wars on two fronts. North Korea would be an easy win. Not sure if the country wants to do it though. Any notion that war is better for the economy isn't an economist. Billions in war tools is better spent at home in domestic consumption.

Moderate Trump?

New President Trump is definitely showing his lack of experience as a politician with a number of his retractions and some ridiculous attempts at bypassing both the legislation and the judiciary with his executive orders. Although a President certainly has the power to enact executive orders, the level of sweeping changes he's attempting to implement are exceptional. His attempted ban on immigration won't meet the test of the courts; he certainly won't waste time complaining on twitter like a petulant child. If there was an attempt to actually unfold some of his promises that will stick he would, a) try to attend a band that included the states and countries that were actually launching point for terrorists that attacked America. Saudi Arabia being chief among them. Instead he's trying to deflect attention ran. and b) what try to unroll executive orders that were in the very least stand some on the challenge rather than being so far out in right-field that they have trouble sticking. That's just the thing, you wonder if this is just a test to see how far you can go before dialing back and rolling out sweeping changes that, in comparison, don't seem as harsh.

Does a day go by when Trump doesn't embarrass himself

Say what you want about Donald Trump, he is doing one thing that's expected, he's rocking the establishment. Despite his announcements being more in tune with his personal status, he's definitely showing he's not a politician, rather an egotistical celebrity looking for the approval of his fence. His fans are the electorate, and they are getting what they're paying for (or rather what they will pay for). A President with no experience, with little grasp of the magnitude of the system, how it works, and even basic fundamentals like the Constitution and the rule of law. You can understand the appeal of challenging the establish political regimes. But it's coming at a cost of somebody who doesn't even know how those systems work. Instead you have a lot of positioning ironically from elite politicians, and nominees no I'm purely based on their contribution to the Republican Party, more interested in personal success and the rise of corporations, made at the expense of average American people. Time will tell whether or not the middle class American who voted for Donald Trump will be pleased with his results. At this point many are already losing faith, so let's see what happens in another year. (I don't think he will be impeached within that time.)