Day 61: Nepotism strikes again

I'm weary today. Here are the things I thought were interesting.

• Ivanka Trump is taking up residence in the White House. Conflicts of interest? Nepotism? Any ethics oversight? Who cares?
• Tillerson is missing a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. Given that it's rather rare for a US Secretary of State to miss these meetings, combined with the administration's rhetoric towards NATO, this really doesn't send a good message. But don't worry, he's going to Russia afterwards!
• Manafort is under the microscope again, this time for money laundering. There is also evidence that Manafort never really left the Trump campaign. Incredibly shady.
• Because ICE agents are staking out courthouses, some women are now making the choice between abuse and the possibility of deportation, and concluding that the abuse is better. This is freaking awful.
• The senate hearing for Gorsuch continues today. Senator Al Franken went on the attack, doing his job admirably. Meanwhile, your Republican senators made fools of themselves. For example, Jeff Flake asked “Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?”
• Electronic devices are being banned on flights to the US from a variety of Middle-Eastern countries. Except for American airlines. Huh? Doesn't that completely undercut the claim that it's for security purposes? Here's a good analysis of what the fuck this is about.