Updates
- March 22, 9:00 pm:
- The (Republican) chairman of the House Intelligence Committee reported that some ‘incidental collection’ of Donald Trump’s and his transition team’s communications had occurred.[1] (Golden Showers)
Brexit
Jenny Gross, “U.K. to Trigger Article 50 on March 29, Starting Formal Brexit Process,” Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2017, https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-to-trigger-article-50-on-march-29-1490010383
Scottish independence
Kylie MacLellan, “Scottish leader softens stance on possible independence vote timing,” Reuters, March 20, 2017, http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-scotland-idUKKBN16Q0HK
Golden Showers
I guess I’m going to be trying to wrap my head around the idea that some Republicans now think Barack Obama did not do some particular evil something[2] for a while. And no, I still don’t have evidence that Russians, whether in collusion with Donald Trump or his campaign or not, interfered in the 2016 election. An investigation[3] is not evidence and the fact that we do not even know what prompted that investigation undermines the confidently-made and self-justifying assertion that the existence of this investigation “directly undercut Trump’s longstanding claims that any talk of Russian involvement in the election was a story ginned up by Democrats for political gain or to excuse Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016.”[4] Such an assertion seems to rely on an assumption that the intelligence community is politically neutral and above-board in its motivations, which—I’m sorry—I just don’t buy. Really all I have here is a lack of information. Which is bullshit.
Max Greenwood, “House Intel Committee ‘satisfied’ with info DOJ gave in wiretapping probe,” Hill, March 17, 2017, http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/324599-house-intel-chairman-applauds-doj-for-turning-over-wiretap
Andrew Prokop, “A crucial week for Trump’s presidency just started with the FBI confirming its Russia investigation,” Vox, March 20, 2017, http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/20/14980448/trump-fbi-comey-investigation
Jennifer Williams, “All of Trump’s wiretap claims have now officially been debunked by the FBI and NSA,” Vox, March 20, 2017, http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/20/14982752/trump-wiretap-claims-officially-debunked-fbi-comey-nsa-rogers
Stephen Collinson, Tom LoBianco, and Manu Raju, “House Intel chairman: Trump’s personal communications may have been collected,” CNN, March 22, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/politics/devin-nunes-trump-communications/index.html
Uber
I am not a venture capitalist. I don’t even remotely think like a venture capitalist. Which should give me pause before I utter that I think surely the venture capitalists must be becoming concerned now. This isn’t just about Uber’s president quitting. It’s about management in turmoil.[5] But apart from sheer greed and utter stupidity, there’s a lot I don’t understand about venture capitalists.
Reuters, “Uber’s turmoil continues as president Jeff Jones quits,” Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, March 20, 2017, http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/uber-president-jeff-jones-quits-turmoil-1.4032107
- [1]Stephen Collinson, Tom LoBianco, and Manu Raju, “House Intel chairman: Trump’s personal communications may have been collected,” CNN, March 22, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/politics/devin-nunes-trump-communications/index.html↩
- [2]Jennifer Williams, “All of Trump’s wiretap claims have now officially been debunked by the FBI and NSA,” Vox, March 20, 2017, http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/20/14982752/trump-wiretap-claims-officially-debunked-fbi-comey-nsa-rogers↩
- [3]Jennifer Williams, “All of Trump’s wiretap claims have now officially been debunked by the FBI and NSA,” Vox, March 20, 2017, http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/20/14982752/trump-wiretap-claims-officially-debunked-fbi-comey-nsa-rogers↩
- [4]Jennifer Williams, “All of Trump’s wiretap claims have now officially been debunked by the FBI and NSA,” Vox, March 20, 2017, http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/20/14982752/trump-wiretap-claims-officially-debunked-fbi-comey-nsa-rogers↩
- [5]Reuters, “Uber’s turmoil continues as president Jeff Jones quits,” Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, March 20, 2017, http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/uber-president-jeff-jones-quits-turmoil-1.4032107↩