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I agree that Trump has no shame but I do think some of the Republicans have some lingering % to trigger. It is fun to watch them squirm, especially before they get their talking points on what to say to answer the question. Catching them off guard gets the best results! And I agree we need the press to push back. I remember talking in Trump 1.0 that the press needed a pact to ask a question and when they don’t get a satisfactory answer the next person asks a follow up question. The more they do that the more 47 will get frustrated and that will lead to him lashing out uncontrollably. That will be fun to watch

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It will be fun to watch, and likely their overreach and overall stupidity will end up with them hoisted on their own petard.

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Any idea why we haven't heard a peep from our new senator, Dave Mccormick, since he won the election?

Also, do you know a site that is keeping an updated list of the executive orders?

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Because he's hiding. His offices (including the one in Philly) aren't open yet -- I don't know how far along he is in hiring staff.

The official White House site lists all the EOs. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/

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How about a list that summarizes the orders?

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Both the NYTimes and WaPo publish lists, which they update, but they are just lists, with links to the orders. It takes journalists and analysts to go through them and find the salient parts.

For specifics orders, you can go look at the people who will be acting against them -- for example, for the Muslim ban, NIAC and ADC. For Trans EO (and there will be more) various LGBTQIA organizations.

Ferreting through all of it is REAL WORK. It's why journalists and analysts are so critical. We all go through them, pick a few and dive in.

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I know it's a tremendous amount of work - that's why I was hoping someone else is doing it. 🤣

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With no integrity there is no "shame"

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TRUTH!

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