Day 130: Memorial Day

Plenty of news pieces related to the hot water Kushner finds himself in, with old evidence being re-evaluated in a new light. I didn't see anything actually new, however, so I'm saving you the uninteresting reading. There is also plenty of smoke coming from the administration itself on the issue. Otherwise, there seems to be a bunch of stuff in the works at the administration, but nothing acted upon as of yet. I guess that's what a public holiday will do.

Also, you know you've fucked up when Germany says that they can no longer rely on the US to uphold its obligations, and the German opposition leader's response is to say that Trump's treatment of Merkel was unacceptable.

• Congressional/special investigations are ramping up, and things look dicey for the Trump campaign, which looks like it didn't preserve digital documents.
• Betsy deVos has denounced anybody who doesn't support her voucher program for private schools as a "flat-earther". Because anybody who disagrees with you must be wrong, apparently.
• Standing Rock activists against the Dakota Access Pipeline were responded to as jihadist terrorists. This article is thoroughly disturbing. In short: the gas company contracted with a shady mercenary company to deal with protestors. In turn, this shady mercenary company had the full cooperation of federal, state and local law enforcement resources across five states. I am truly disgusted.