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‘It’s a disaster over there’: Commerce reaches new heights of dysfunction Under Secretary Wilbur Ross, the department is chaotic and adrift.

Constant infighting among top officials. Sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation. A leader who is disengaged and prone to falling asleep in meetings.

The Commerce Department has reached its apex of dysfunction under Wilbur Ross, according to four people with knowledge of the inner workings of the department. The 81-year-old Commerce secretary, who has for months endured whispers that he is on the outs, spends much of his time at the White House to try to retain President Donald Trump’s favor, the sources said, leaving his department adrift.

He’s hardly the only top Trump official to seek the president’s approval. But department insiders say they’ve rarely seen Commerce so rudderless -- and they say Ross’s penchant for managing upward at the expense of his staff is leading to what one plugged-in observer described as “a disaster over there.”

“With our ongoing trade wars and the census looming, Commerce needs functional leadership in order to be effective, and right now they just don’t have it,” said Theo LeCompte, a former top Commerce official in the Obama administration who speaks often with former colleagues.

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Wow.

I remember that speech from the movie.

Goosebumps

When you consider that our last six presidents revealed theirs, it kinda makes you wonder what he has to hide?

President Donald Trump has filed suit in federal court in Washington, DC, against the House Ways and Means Committee, the New York state attorney general and the New York tax commissioner to prevent the disclosure of his tax returns.

Fair question?

Afghanistan asks for explanation after Trump claims US could wipe it 'off the face of the Earth'

To the previous question, Flaccid is hiding that he brags he’s so rich through making deals but that he’s broke for tax purposes.

and also may be indebted to foreigners

Like Russian models who pee

Feral wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:06 pm Fair question?

Afghanistan asks for explanation after Trump claims US could wipe it 'off the face of the Earth'

"Afghanistan has demanded the United States clarify remarks made by President Donald Trump, who said the country "would be wiped off the face of the Earth" if he wanted to win the war in Afghanistan."

Soooo, he doesn't want to win the war?

The photoshopped version:



The real picture?



Or this:

Feral wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:41 pm When you consider that our last six presidents revealed theirs, it kinda makes you wonder what he has to hide?

President Donald Trump has filed suit in federal court in Washington, DC, against the House Ways and Means Committee, the New York state attorney general and the New York tax commissioner to prevent the disclosure of his tax returns.

Relax, if Trump evaded income taxes the IRS is on it. Avoidance is legal, tax evasion is not.
Trump's tax returns, stack of paper 4 ft high, and 12,000 pages. Be my guest and page through.

Oh, super! I’d like to be your guest. Tell me how to do this.

And yes, I have sought out and looked at some of the tax records released by presidential candidates. So don’t cry “witch hunt.”

We're Supposed to Believe the Russians Hacked Into Voting Systems But Did Nothing Once They Got There? In which we learn a hostile foreign intelligence agency got into election systems in all 50 states.

It's difficult for me to convey how thoroughly I loathe @MoscowMitch

Word have consequences. Watch until the end.

Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:21 am We're Supposed to Believe the Russians Hacked Into Voting Systems But Did Nothing Once They Got There?

It's great when people who know nothing about tech assume they understand things.

Hacking is not a boolean thing - there are many different levels to what the hacker can do or access. Being able to read data certainly does not mean they have the ability to write data.

This statement is like when Sergey Aleynikov was convicted of a crime because jurors assumed Subversion was something used to be subversive

Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:21 am We're Supposed to Believe the Russians Hacked Into Voting Systems But Did Nothing Once They Got There? In which we learn a hostile foreign intelligence agency got into election systems in all 50 states.

It's difficult for me to convey how thoroughly I loathe @MoscowMitch

It's good to know that the Russians are on our side, so we don't even have to collude with them to win.
Trump 2020!