Major made the remarks to an audience at the CBI annual dinner.
LaunchBoris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Nah! Try Prime Spectator!
If you aren’t paying attention to what’s happening on the other side of the Atlantic, you should tune in. British politics has entered a moment of incredibly high drama.
LaunchTrump had better be careful about hate-tweeting Fox
Donald Trump may think he doesn’t need Fox Noise Channel. But he does. He needs Fox even more than they need him. After all, they’re a media outlet, and they can always turn on a dime and go back to having an adversarial relationship with the President.
LaunchNew videos from DNR show tsunami impacts in Washington
Watch a tsunami wave simulation for Washington State from a hypothetical magnitude 9.0 earthquake (L1) scenario on the Cascadia subduction zone.
LaunchRevealed: Matt Shea aided group training young men for ‘biblical warfare’
Archconservative Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich told The Guardian that “it almost sounds like going back to the Hitler Youth concept”.
LaunchBaltimore Sun editorial board trashes Trump: “Better to have a few rats than to be one”
The Baltimore Sun isn’t having any of Trump’s despicable attacks on Representative Elijah Cummings or Maryland’s 7th District.
LaunchBirds of a feather flock together: Newly unearthed video shows Trump and Epstein partying together in ’92
Via NBC News, this is quite the find: “Newly found footage from NBC News’ archives shows Donald Trump apparently talking about women with Jeffrey Epstein, now a registered sex offender, at a party at Mar-a-Lago in November 1992.”
LaunchMost millionaires support tax on wealth above $50 million, CNBC survey finds
“Fully 60% of millionaires support Warren’s plan for taxing the wealth of those who have more than $50 million in assets,” CNBC reports.
LaunchTrump smashed months of FBI work to thwart election interference
Via Politico: “Trump’s willingness to accept foreign assistance has essentially invited overseas spies to meddle with 2020 presidential campaigns, undoing months of work, said law enforcement veterans.”
LaunchCanada’s wildfire season is off to a ferocious start
“It’s become our new reality… I don’t like to say ‘normal,’ because that sounds like a plateau, and we’re on a trajectory where we’ll get more and more fire.”
LaunchAviation writer: Know the facts about private jets before you bash them
In this provocative article, aviation writer Doug Gollan challenges the notion that private jets are wasteful and elitist.
LaunchFrontier Communications’ plan to sell off all its Pacific Northwest assets turns heads
Here’s a roundup of coverage pertaining to Frontier Communications’ plan to sell off all of its assets in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
LaunchInspector General finds detainees ‘standing on toilets’ for room at packed border facility
The Trump regime’s un-American conduct continues to reach disgusting, horrific depths.
LaunchTrade war starts changing manufacturers in hard-to-reverse ways
If the electronics industry sneezes, few places will catch a cold as quickly as Portland, Oregon.
LaunchRobert Mueller announces resignation from the Department of Justice, comments publicly on his investigation
Robert Mueller has announced his resignation from the Department of Justice and commented publicly on the investigation he led as Special Counsel. Mueller’s complete statement can be watched here.
LaunchTrump regime renews its attack on climate science
There is a real Republican war on science going on and it’s hurting the United States’ efforts to combat climate damage. This war started during the Bush years and is now being escalated by Donald “It’s freezing out, give me some of that global warming” Trump.
LaunchHow San Francisco broke America’s heart
“To many inhabitants, San Francisco has become unrecognizable in a decade, as though it had gone on a cosmetic surgery bender,” writes Karen Heller.
LaunchPolitico Magazine marvels at Seattle’s Link light rail powered mass transit boom
In this piece, Erick Trickey takes a look at “how a fast-growing city has invested heavily in mass transit alternatives to keep a lid on gridlock”.
LaunchAs neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007
As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, here’s a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007. Watch and laugh… if you can.
LaunchTimothy Egan: The Left Coast is effectively opposing the Trump regime
“The West Coast is crushing it against Trump. Using the law to fight a bully, the Constitution to challenge an authoritarian, and facts against Fox News-driven fantasy, California, Oregon and Washington have stalled some of the most despicable of Trump’s retrograde policies.”
LaunchFacebook co-founder: It’s time to break up Facebook
“We are a nation with a tradition of reining in monopolies, no matter how well intentioned the leaders of these companies may be. Mark’s power is unprecedented and un-American,” Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes writes, referring to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It is time to break up Facebook.”
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