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BBC wrote: The complicated truth behind Trump’s ‘American comeback'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51578045

Corin Kealoha and Shaun Karagory both work full time - but cannot afford food without the help of a food bank.

"We can't even live off our wages," says Corin, 46, who works as a hotel receptionist. "That's why we come here."

The couple are at St Vincent's Food Pantry, in Reno, Nevada, where they have picked up cardboard boxes containing cereals, bread, milk, peanut butter, and some meat.

And their story offers a glimpse into the complicated reality behind the economic recovery lauded by President Donald Trump.
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"Unemployment is low, but unfortunately unemployment is not a great indicator of how many people are hungry," says Jocelyn Lantrip, from the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, which supplies charities, including St Vincent's Food Pantry.

And often, those going hungry - or temporarily homeless - are people who already have jobs.

"We have anything from 350 to 450 new families per month," says Carlos Carrillo, programme director at the St Vincent's food pantry, in between packing boxes with food.

"We used to have a lot of clients who were unemployed or on social security, but nowadays most of our clients are working families."
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Elliott Parker, chair of economics at the University of Nevada, Reno, argues that "recovery is in the eye of the beholder".

The latest data from the Census Bureau suggests that median household income is still just below 2008 levels, he adds.

"We are finally at the end of a very long recovery - but wages have risen nowhere near as fast as housing and rental prices."
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Jussin villapaita wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 02:16

The New York Times on uutisoinu jenkkien tiedustelun informoineen kongressia, että venäjällä on taas salaa sormet vaalipurkissa trumpin puolesta. Trump on hyvin näreissään, koska onhan se epäreilua sanoa tosiasioita ääneen.

The New York Times wrote:Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support

A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.



WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

Uutisen mukaan osa paikalla olleista repuista oli kyseenalaistanut koko homman, koska Trump on ollu niin magavahva ja armoton venäjää kohtaan, joten venäjällä ei voi olla mitään syytä tukea sitä.

Munallinen Holhooja wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 05:45

Ingmar Bergmanin kuolema wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 08:31

Jussin villapaita wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 02:16

The New York Times on uutisoinu jenkkien tiedustelun informoineen kongressia, että venäjällä on taas salaa sormet vaalipurkissa trumpin puolesta. Trump on hyvin näreissään, koska onhan se epäreilua sanoa tosiasioita ääneen.

The New York Times wrote:Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support

A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.



WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

Uutisen mukaan osa paikalla olleista repuista oli kyseenalaistanut koko homman, koska Trump on ollu niin magavahva ja armoton venäjää kohtaan, joten venäjällä ei voi olla mitään syytä tukea sitä.

Kekä ei jaksa mennä linkin taakse, niin Trump antoi tuon jälkeen kenkää tilaisuuden järjestäneelle tiedustelupäällikölleen Joseph Maguirelle ja nimitti tilalle Saksan-suurlähettilään Richard Grenellin, joka on käsittääkseni melkein yhtä inhottu Saksassa kuin Trump.

Ingmar Bergmanin kuolema wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 08:16

Juttua Trumpin Amerikan talousbuumin kääntöpuolesta suhteellisen hyvinvoivassa Nevadassa. Ihmiset painaa duunia palkalla, joka ei riitä elämiseen ilman ruoka-avustusta, ja sairastuminen voi syöstä saman tien kaiken raiteiltaan. Jobs, jobs, jobs kuulostaa irvokkaalta tällaista taustaa vasten.

Jutun lopussa pari Trumpin kannattajaa kertoo mietteistään. Toinen on epileptikko, joka suunnittelee muuttamista Texasiin paremman terveydenhuollon perään ja kieltäytyy uskomasta Trumpin aikovan leikata ruoka-apujärjestelmää, jota itsekin käyttää. Toinen, diabeetikko, joutuu käyttämään ruoka-apua mutta haluaa silti vähentää turvaverkkoja, koska ihmisten ei pidä saada asioita ilmaiseksi. Hemmetti what meining.

Koko pitkä stoori linkin takana.

BBC wrote: The complicated truth behind Trump’s ‘American comeback'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51578045

Corin Kealoha and Shaun Karagory both work full time - but cannot afford food without the help of a food bank.

"We can't even live off our wages," says Corin, 46, who works as a hotel receptionist. "That's why we come here."

The couple are at St Vincent's Food Pantry, in Reno, Nevada, where they have picked up cardboard boxes containing cereals, bread, milk, peanut butter, and some meat.

And their story offers a glimpse into the complicated reality behind the economic recovery lauded by President Donald Trump.
...

"Unemployment is low, but unfortunately unemployment is not a great indicator of how many people are hungry," says Jocelyn Lantrip, from the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, which supplies charities, including St Vincent's Food Pantry.

And often, those going hungry - or temporarily homeless - are people who already have jobs.

"We have anything from 350 to 450 new families per month," says Carlos Carrillo, programme director at the St Vincent's food pantry, in between packing boxes with food.

"We used to have a lot of clients who were unemployed or on social security, but nowadays most of our clients are working families."
...

Elliott Parker, chair of economics at the University of Nevada, Reno, argues that "recovery is in the eye of the beholder".

The latest data from the Census Bureau suggests that median household income is still just below 2008 levels, he adds.

"We are finally at the end of a very long recovery - but wages have risen nowhere near as fast as housing and rental prices."
...

Jesse Python wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 09:18

Ingmar Bergmanin kuolema wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 08:31

Jussin villapaita wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 02:16

The New York Times on uutisoinu jenkkien tiedustelun informoineen kongressia, että venäjällä on taas salaa sormet vaalipurkissa trumpin puolesta. Trump on hyvin näreissään, koska onhan se epäreilua sanoa tosiasioita ääneen.

The New York Times wrote:Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support

A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.



WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

Uutisen mukaan osa paikalla olleista repuista oli kyseenalaistanut koko homman, koska Trump on ollu niin magavahva ja armoton venäjää kohtaan, joten venäjällä ei voi olla mitään syytä tukea sitä.

Kekä ei jaksa mennä linkin taakse, niin Trump antoi tuon jälkeen kenkää tilaisuuden järjestäneelle tiedustelupäällikölleen Joseph Maguirelle ja nimitti tilalle Saksan-suurlähettilään Richard Grenellin, joka on käsittääkseni melkein yhtä inhottu Saksassa kuin Trump.

Nimittääkö se uuden suurlähettilään Saksaan, vai pitääkö se suurlähettilään hommia semmosena että ne nyt hoituu siinä samalla. Onkohan vieläkin osa suurlähettiläistä nimittämättä?

Ingmar Bergmanin kuolema wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 09:43

Jesse Python wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 09:18

Ingmar Bergmanin kuolema wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 08:31

Jussin villapaita wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 02:16

The New York Times on uutisoinu jenkkien tiedustelun informoineen kongressia, että venäjällä on taas salaa sormet vaalipurkissa trumpin puolesta. Trump on hyvin näreissään, koska onhan se epäreilua sanoa tosiasioita ääneen.

The New York Times wrote:Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support

A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.



WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

Uutisen mukaan osa paikalla olleista repuista oli kyseenalaistanut koko homman, koska Trump on ollu niin magavahva ja armoton venäjää kohtaan, joten venäjällä ei voi olla mitään syytä tukea sitä.

Kekä ei jaksa mennä linkin taakse, niin Trump antoi tuon jälkeen kenkää tilaisuuden järjestäneelle tiedustelupäällikölleen Joseph Maguirelle ja nimitti tilalle Saksan-suurlähettilään Richard Grenellin, joka on käsittääkseni melkein yhtä inhottu Saksassa kuin Trump.

Nimittääkö se uuden suurlähettilään Saksaan, vai pitääkö se suurlähettilään hommia semmosena että ne nyt hoituu siinä samalla. Onkohan vieläkin osa suurlähettiläistä nimittämättä?

Washingtoniin toi tyyppi siirtyy, joten suurlähettilään hommien tekeminen käy mahdottomaksi. Vaikka mistä sitä tosiaan tietää. Tuskin Grenell paskemmin suurlähettilään hommia tekisi otona Amerikasta käsin. On niitä lähettilään vakansseja auki vieläkin jonkin verran, mutta ei kovin keskeisissä maissa.

Washington Post Board Shreds Trump’s ‘Manifestly Unqualified’ Pick For Intel Chief
The newspaper ripped the new acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell for his “sycophantic pandering” to the president.

The Washington Post editorial board pulled no punches with its commentary on Richard Grenell’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence, which President Donald Trump announced Thursday.

The newspaper responded to the news with a scathing op-ed ― titled “Trump puts an unqualified loyalist in charge of national intelligence” ― in which it accused Grenell, currently the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, of being “manifestly unqualified for the job.”

“He has no experience in intelligence or in managing large organizations ― like the 17 agencies that will now report to him,” the board wrote, suggesting Grenell had only “won the president’s favor in a familiar way: by loudly praising him and his agenda on Fox News programs and social media.”

Grenell has a history of launching sexist attacks via social media. He will become the first openly gay cabinet member.

The board said his previous “sycophantic pandering to Mr. Trump suggests he will show no such independence” and doubted he will “stand up against interference by Russia or other hostile powers” unless told to do so by the president.

His appointment also drew scorn from other public figures online:
sit kasa tviittejä jossa dumataan jäbää ja ollaan mieltä.

Jesse Python wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 11:25

Korvasko toi Maguire sen Boltonin muuten hiljattain? Eihän tässä pysy saatana yhtään perässä.

The US Department of Defence confirmed that computer systems controlled by the Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) had been hacked, exposing the personal data of about 200,000 people.

The agency oversees military communications including calls for US President Donald Trump.

Lusku wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 12:48

Jahans, nyt on paljastettiin että Valkoisen talon kommunikaatiokanavat hakkeroitiin 2019. Uutinen ei paljasta että kuka, mutta tää on massiivinen pläjäys. jollain ulkopuolisella on ollut 100 prosenttinen pääsy kaikkeen Trumpin viestintään.

The US Department of Defence confirmed that computer systems controlled by the Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) had been hacked, exposing the personal data of about 200,000 people.

The agency oversees military communications including calls for US President Donald Trump.