Oil industry push for Trump bailout draws political headwinds – POLITICO

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) said some lawmakers, including Lankford and Sen. John Hoeven (N.D.), told Trump and administration officials that “the Russians are trying to break the back of the American shale oil industry.”

“They were listening intently,” Graham added. “You can talk to them about their response, but that was something that I hadn’t really thought that much about until the lunch. I don’t want the Russians to be able to get away with destroying their competition here.”
— Read on www.politico.com/news/2020/03/11/oil-bailout-trump-125949

This is all BS! It was going to happen, despite the recent OPEC situation! All I remember hearing, these past few months , is about the “small” oil companies failing at paying their loans!?

Trump fears emergency declaration would contradict coronavirus message

Instead, the president is expected to sign within days a more limited designation to allow the federal government to cover small business loans, paychecks for hourly workers and delay tax bills, the White House said Wednesday. An emergency declaration would go significantly beyond that move, bringing in the Federal Emergency Management Agency and freeing up funding and resources for states struggling to contain the rapidly spreading virus.
— Read on www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/03/11/trump-emergency-declaration-coronavirus-message-125902

Bernie Sanders’ Praise of Fidel Castro Scrutinized After ’60 Minutes’ Interview: ‘Disgusting’

— Read on sg.style.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-praise-fidel-castro-154515623.html

Listening to Michael Tracey, ranting, right now. This didn’t age well: “You might be able to get some elderly South Floridians worked up by screaming about Bernie and Fidel Castro but the rest of the country does not care. Good luck running against Bernie with the conservative movement playbook circa 1980.”

 

THE BAY OF PIGS “On April 17, 1961, 1,400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba…

Thread by @karolcummins: THE BAY OF PIGS “On April 17, 1961, 1,400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs oncoast of Cuba.” It’s actually much more complicated than this headline portends. I will dive more deeply into the…
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US Attacks PMF Base in Iraq, ‘Unidentified Aircrafts’ Carry Out Strikes in Syria

The reports come following an attack against Iraq’s Taji military base, which hosts US-led coalition troops. According to multiple reports, the attack killed at least two American soldiers and one British national.
— Read on sputniknews.com/amp/middleeast/202003111078541865-us-attacks-iraqi-popular-mobilization-forces-base-in-anbar-province—reports/

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