FBI Conspiracy, 5 First Ladies, Space Force: 3 News Stories You Should Read Today – 6/19/2018
Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know.
In the category of: Things that were hiding in plain sight.
There may have been an FBI conspiracy involving the 2016 election. But not the one you think.
The blizzard of lies and innuendo that President Trump has thrown up around this issue has succeeded in narrowing the questions that get asked to exactly the ones he wants. Was a “deep state” conspiracy against Trump? Was the FBI unspeakably biased against him? Was the investigation into Russia illegitimate from the beginning? Even if you answer “no” to all of those questions, you’re still talking about what Trump wants you to talk about.
But here’s what we ought to be asking: Did FBI agents in the bureau’s New York office effectively make Donald Trump the president of the United States?
In the category of: What the actual f*ck??
Donald Trump orders Pentagon to create ‘space force’ as the sixth branch of the military
‘We must have American dominance in space. So important,’ says president
Mr Trump said the creation of a space force was part of the process of “reclaiming America’s heritage as the world’s greatest space-faring nation”, which he claimed was “great for the psyche of our country”.
On Monday he said: “When it comes to space, too often, for too many years, our dreams of exploration and discovery were really squandered by politics and bureaucracy, and we knocked that out.
“We don’t want China and Russia and other countries leading us.
In the category of: Let’s hear it for the Ladies.
All 5 first ladies speak out against family-separation immigration policy
All five living first ladies have weighed in on the the Trump administration’s immigration policy this week, an unusual move even as Melania Trump had her spokeswoman issue a statement on it.
The policy of separating children from their family members when they cross the border illegally has prompted debate in Washington, with many rights groups calling the practice inhumane.
The Trump administration has said it’s simply enforcing a law to prosecute adults that come into the U.S. illegally and that children cannot be housed with adults while they are going through the criminal process.
A spokeswoman for First Lady Melania Trump said she “hates to see” families separated and called on both Democrats and Republicans to change immigration laws.
Confluence Daily is the one place where everything comes together. The one-stop for daily news for women.
