DL Open Thread: Sun., Jan. 26, 2020
The Ugly Facts Of The Trump Economy. These charts spell out where we need to be going. BTW, as the father of a teacher, a great teacher, I might add, I’m astounded at how we literally continue to undervalue teachers.
Even The VFW Blisters Trump Over Minimizing Troop Injuries. I wonder what political impact his ongoing cavalier attitude towards the troops will have. Probably none.
Trump Administration Manipulated Wildfire Science To Promote Logging. I think he really wants to destroy the country. No, make that Planet Earth. No other scenario makes sense.
The Study Of Psychology: Exclusively the domain of a white affluent Western skew? Signs point to yes.
What do you want to talk about?
Coonsie never misses an opportunity to see and be seen by the ‘right’ people – From POLITICO Playbook today –
SEN. MITT ROMNEY (R-Utah) was the keynote speaker at the Alfalfa dinner. One of his top lines: Everyone’s worried about artificial intelligence and robots taking over the world. That’s not true or I would be president now.
— ROMNEY’S GUEST at the dinner was Ben Stiller.
SPOTTED at the Cafe Milano Alfafa Dinner after-party hosted by Yousef Al-Otaiba, Robert Johnson, Catherine Reynolds, Jim Jones, John Rogers, Robert Allbritton, Deborah Lehr, Franco Nuschese and Bret Baier: Bob Woodward chatting with Defense Secretary Mark Esper and John Kerry, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Hilary Geary Ross, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Robert O’Brien, Kellyanne Conway, Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Debbie Meadows, Joe Lieberman …
… Colin Powell, David and Kellie Urban, Norah O’Donnell, Mark Wallace, Ja’Ron Smith, Mark Ein, Glen Johnson, Tom Nides, David Petraeus, Dina Powell McCormick and David McCormick, Mike Allen, Jonathan Karl, Hilary Rosen, Cal Ripkin Jr., Ulrich Brechbuhl and Terry McAuliffe.
SPOTTED at Jeff Bezos’ Kalorama house last night for an Alfalfa Dinner after-party: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Elaine Chao, Kellyanne Conway, Jim Mattis, Bill Gates, Lauren Sanchez, Jamie Dimon, David Rubenstein, David Solomon, John Rogers, Norah O’Donnell, Jared Cohen, Jonathan Karl, Dina Powell McCormick and David McCormick, Fred Ryan, John Waldron, Steve and Jean Case, Robert Allbritton, Barbie Allbritton, Paul and Janna Ryan, Josh Bolten, Jay Carney and Claire Shipman, Geoff Morrell and Chris Nassetta.
Disgusting.
I had to look up the Alfalfa Dinner. From Wikipedia:
Most presidents have attended the annual dinners. Trump has not.
Follow up – Coons did apparently attend the after party (see photo from behind matches his stature and Irish bald spot). Guests were spotted with their special gold Alfalfa Club medallion at the Bezos mansion. GAH.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7931191/Jeff-Bezos-throws-lavish-party-new-Washington-DC-mansion.html
Many guests were seen wearing a special gold medallions around their neck designating them as Alfalfa Club members.
The group had attended the Alfalfa Club dinner, a club that holds an annual black tie banquet and political roast on the last Saturday of January every year. The event is only open to the 200 members of the club and has an invitation system. The exclusive event is not open to the press.
While several presidents have been members and former presidents including George W Bush and Barack Obama spoke at the Alfalfa banquets in the past, Donald Trump is yet to be invited.
……Microsoft founder and fellow tech genius Bill Gates was spotted at the elegant affair on Saturday to welcome Bezos into Washington DC society
Sounds like prom night at We Rule the World High School.
This is utterly sickening.
When you see what teachers go through on a day to day basis you realize that school districts prioritize teachers and students last.
Thanks for the info, Alby. I had no idea what she was on about.
You can address me by name, anony. Does my ‘going on’ offend?
Sorry. I just couldn’t figure out what all those names had in common. Guess I read right past your “alfalfa” reference near the beginning.