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Drip, Drip, Drip

March 7, 2017 by Pops 27 Comments

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Yesterday, top White House officials stood by President Trump’s charge that President Obama tapped his phones during last year’s campaign without providing additional evidence, as lawmakers and former intelligence officials sparred over the allegations.
Let me get this right….. The White House is accusing the intelligence agencies of releasing classified communications to journalists. The intelligence agencies are accusing the media of conspiring to breach national security. The House intelligence oversight committee is explaining why they don’t oversee. The Democrats are blaming everything on Trump, and the Republicans are blaming everything on everybody else. The FBI is in denial. Julian Assange throws another bomb under the CIA bus, bureaucrats are scrambling, and James Clapper “I know nothing!” is doing Sgt. Schultz. Got it.

Isn’t this the part of the show when all of the clowns climb out of the little bitty car and run around in circles chasing each other?

NYC judge orders Mamdani to redo second-home tax rollout
Judge Wayne Ozzi ruled city officials violated property owners’ due process rights by sending tax notices without verifying their primary residences.
Supreme Court takes up fight over Trump’s third-country illegal alien deportation policy
The Supreme Court cleared Trump's third-country deportation policy to proceed while justices prepare to hear the full legal challenge in December.
FBI's Andrew Bailey blasts exit 'lies' as he reveals real reason he's leaving agency
Andrew Bailey defends FBI Director Kash Patel and calls reports about his departure "lies," saying his exit is solely about raising his four children.
Supreme Court climate showdown jolted by Alito's last-minute decision
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from Suncor v. Boulder without explanation, while Elena Kagan faces separate recusal calls.
Bombshell report exposes healthcare fraud schemes as taxpayers lose up to $521 billion annually
House GOP lawmakers unveil 14 bills targeting Medicaid fraud after a report warns billions in taxpayer dollars are lost annually.
Office of Personnel Management uncovers $500M in fraud and waste in federal health benefits programs
The Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management uncovered $510 million in fraud and waste across federal employee health benefits programs.
Soros nephew divulges how family's power helped bankroll El-Sayed's education during secretive fundraiser
Jeffrey Soros revealed his role in launching Abdul El-Sayed's career at a secretive Hollywood fundraiser where attendees were asked not to record.
ICE confusion ignites MAGA backlash: ‘I would have called for impeachment’
Verbal guidance telling some ICE offices to stop arresting illegal immigrants without criminal histories was rescinded within hours amid fierce backlash.

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts
READ: Trump indictment related to hush money payment
Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast
Hundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malware
The haunting Masters meltdown that changed Rory McIlroy's career
Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of tears.
Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan
Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern Pacific Ocean.
See the world's deepest fish
Scientists captured the unknown snailfish species at a depth of more than 27,000 feet, as part of an expedition in trenches off Japan.
The $500 billion beauty industry's 'green' ambitions are a patchwork at best. And they're falling short
The escalating climate crisis is shifting many people's purchasing patterns and this extends to the $500 billion dollar global beauty industry which is grappling with a range of sustainability challenges across product manufacturing, packaging and disposal.