William D. Hartung | Weapons for Anyone: Donald Trump and the Art of the Arms Deal
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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How to Kill Democracy in Four Easy Steps
How to Kill Democracy in Four Easy Steps
Abdul Fattah Abdul Nabi, a 19-year-old Palestinian, was shot dead during Friday's protests in the Gaza Strip. (photo: Mahmoud Abu Salama)
'He Had No Gun, No Molotov': Gaza Families Call for Investigation Into Israeli Use of Fatal Force
Loveday Morris and Hazem Balousha, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Abdul Fattah's family is among those demanding an investigation into the Israeli response to the protest, saying videos show he posed no threat. More than 700 people were injured with live ammunition in the demonstration, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza. Forty-nine were wounded Saturday, it said."
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Loveday Morris and Hazem Balousha, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Abdul Fattah's family is among those demanding an investigation into the Israeli response to the protest, saying videos show he posed no threat. More than 700 people were injured with live ammunition in the demonstration, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza. Forty-nine were wounded Saturday, it said."
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POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: POT LICENSING kick-off — ‘Series of reforms’ coming to STATE POLICE — WILBUR ROSS buys Berkshire home
POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: POT LICENSING kick-off — ‘Series of reforms’ coming to STATE POLICE — WILBUR ROSS buys Berkshire home
EXPECT NO LEADERSHIP FROM CHARLIE!
- "Massachusetts State Police scandals: 'Series of reforms' coming, Gov. Charlie Baker says," by Gintautas Dumcius: "A day after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey dinged him over the scandals at the State Police, Gov. Charlie Baker said a 'series of reforms' is coming to the troubled law enforcement agency. Col. Kerry Gilpin, installed by Baker in November 2017 as the new State Police superintendent, 'took the first step' with an audit of Troop E and alleged skipped overtime shifts, according to Baker."
- "Dems demand information about Kushner loans," by Alayna Treene, Axios: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with several other Democrats on Friday sent letters, obtained by Politico, to two companies demanding information about their business dealings with Jared Kushner. The request comes after Kushner was accused of self-dealing, based on revelations that his family business received substantial loans from investment firms whose top executives met with Kushner at the White House."
- "Hidden payroll reveals 8 troopers earned $1M or more," by Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald: "The secret payroll for state cops at Logan International Airport has been cracked open revealing eight troopers took home $1 million or more since 2014, a stunning haul one fiscal watchdog said left him feeling disgusted. 'I have a very emotional reaction to this,' said Greg Sullivan, the state's former inspector general. 'A monopoly at Troop F has ended up making millionaires out of a few state troopers.'"
The Daily 202: Trump’s DACA tweetstorm speaks volumes about his presidency
The Daily 202: Trump’s DACA tweetstorm speaks volumes about his presidency
4) Proximity is power in Trump’s White House.
Most aides spent Easter with their families, including White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. But Trump was accompanied for the past four days at Mar-a-Lago by senior policy adviser Stephen Miller. The former spokesman for Jeff Sessions in the Senate is the leading advocate for nativist policies in the president’s orbit. More than anyone else, he’s torpedoed the prospect of a bipartisan breakthrough on immigration by encouraging Trump’s base instincts.
Because Trump lacks many core convictions, he’s often swayed by the last person he speaks with before making decisions. That’s one reason staffers are even more eager to travel with him and be around the Oval Office than during a more traditional presidency.
Trump also had dinner on Friday night with Fox News host Sean Hannity and then golfed with him on Saturday. Hannity has long been a hardliner on immigration, and something he said might have rubbed off on the president.
Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III shakes hands with Leonard Glenn Francis.(Photo obtained by The Washington Post)
PERSONNEL IS POLICY:
-- One of the Pentagon’s top choices to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff was dropped from consideration after the corrupt defense contractor “Fat Leonard” told federal agents about his “unsavory past” with the finalist. Craig Whitlock reports: “Leonard Glenn Francis [said] that he had paid for opulent dinners and other favors for Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III [and shared] several photographs of him drinking and socializing with [him]. After separate investigations, the Justice Department declined to press charges, and the Navy cleared the four-star admiral of wrongdoing. But his association with the 350-pound contractor helped sink his chances to lead the Joint Chiefs ... Now retired, Locklear is the highest-ranking officer known to have been investigated in what has become the worst corruption scandal in Navy history.”
Andy Borowitz | Scientists Baffled by McConnell and Ryan's Ability to Stand Upright Without Spines
Andy Borowitz | Scientists Baffled by McConnell and Ryan's Ability to Stand Upright Without Spines
Palestinian protesters hold hands to protect a girl from shots as they run for cover during clashes with Israeli security forces following a demonstration near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 31, 2018. (photo: Said Khatib/Getty Images)
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "Israel's defense minister scoffed at the idea that an independent inquiry was needed into the killing of at least 15 Palestinians by the military during a protest at the Gaza-Israel border on Friday."
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