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It’s Pride Month, y’all.

Okay, so why would Jared need a back channel to Russia and want to conduct business from the Russian Embassy?

Oh, I dunno.

Unless maybe you owe the Chinese $250 million and no US banks will loan you money.  Then you might need to talk to someone.

The Kushner family real estate company is seeking a $250 million loan to pay back Chinese investors in a New Jersey luxury tower but finding some major U.S. banks wary of the controversies around its White House links and the visa program used to attract the investors.

Thanks to s gray for the heads up.

With Trump wanting to privatize Air Traffic Control, I can only remember his business success with airlines.

Well, I guess it makes sense because we did privatize the presidency of the United States and some guy is making big bucks off of it.

Okay, I think this might be big but then again, I still think Trump bragging about where he grabs women is big, so you can’t trust me too much on deciding what’s big.

A classified intelligence report obtained by The Intercept reveals that Russian hackers may have more deeply penetrated U.S. voting systems during last year’s election than previously reported, including trying to hack elections officials.

The Intercept reported Monday about a “top-secret” National Security Agency document. The document — dated May 5 — details hacking efforts by Russian military intelligence that includes a cyberattack against at least one U.S. voting software supplier.

Uh oh.  That would mean that they did, in fact, try to hack the actual vote.

CBS News is also confirming this.

I’ll keep an eye on it and update later.

Thanks to Deb for the heads up and all the links. 

Okay, so I realize that we need to update our computer technology in government. That’s important now that we know how vulnerable we truly are.

And I think it’s nice that a committee has been formed of 14 members of congress to work on this issue, even though members of congress are probably the least informed people about technology on the whole damn earth.

Their goal?

Their wish lists vary: Some aim to change how agencies deliver services to citizens, others want agencies to be able to purchase bleeding-edge ideas, and few have ideas on how to restructure offices and expand agency missions. And they’re all concerned with government’s cybersecurity stance.

Okay, so maybe if we got some of the smartest ones together … oh hell no.

No. Just no.

Here is living proof that he cannot get his ducks in a row.

Thanks to Lydia for the heads up.

Surely you haven’t forgotten about Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker even though you tried like hell to.

Jim’s back.  He’s preaching.  Of damn course.

And there’s people who listen and give him money. Of damn course.

Now this is a little difficult to follow and even harder to believe.  So here I go.

First off, he says the recent terror attacks and Trump’s trip to Israel were the result of the closing of the Ringling Brothers Circus.  Apparently, that’s all about the elephants.

Now wait, it makes sense somewhere.

Bakker blamed the Ringling Brothers closure on a nonexistent national law banning elephants from the circus—while a few cities have barred circus workers from using bullhooks, there is no national law against performing elephants—which he contrasted with the legalization of abortion.

Bakker says it clear as day.  The circus was closed because of elephants and elephants are the symbol of the Republican Party.  God sent a coded message that Trump (the Republican Party) is going to be shut down.

Now see, I think the message is – the circus is over because you elected the damn clown.

Bakker doesn’t see it that way.

“Revelation is now, people,” Bakker continued. “Here’s what God spoke to me: The circus is over. Life as we know it, unless we turn back to God, it’s not going to be fun anymore.”

Really?  Honey, life as I’ve known it since January is not fun at all.

Thanks to Carl for the heads up.