With big stack of chips on the table, Trump insists on House vote; former casino owner should know “house wins”….--Paul Ryan warns of impending loss, but Trump is an arrogant “rookie”
--the revised bill ends employer mandate, throwing all workers under the bus
--Trump is already blaming Ryan, says he should have cut taxes first
--conservapundit David Brooks hates Trumpcare more than Obamacare
--your humble host declared a Truth Emergency, from Trump to Maddow
--Steve Horn at DeSmogBlog had 2 bigs stories this week, about methane leaks and biochar, for carbon sequestration
--State Dept. issues permits for Keystone XL pipeline, but protests and sluggish demand may stall it anyway
--6 years after the “Arab Spring”, Egypt’s former dictator Mubarek is released
--Hong Kong will choose another pro-Beijing leader on Sunday
--Rexxon Tillerson orders “extreme vetting” which will reduce tourism, business travel
--in state legislatures, Republicans continue to press for photo ID laws, even as they acknowledge there’s no serious voter fraud
--Trump gets a break, as General Services Administration OK’s his lease on DC hotel
--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola highlights the dark side of Judge Gorsuch
--new in-depth interview with Svend Brinkmann, Danish psychologist who counsels against too much self help
--commentary points to national security threat posed by Ivanka Trump’s unpaid job in West Wing
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