Terminal Derangement Syndromes

TDS – Terminal Derangement Syndromes, or Where’s Trump?

Does Kermit Need Rescuing From Donald Trump?

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Prolly not. Kermit will be just fine. He even has HBO. From NPR, “Sesame Street’s New ABCs: On PBS And Now HBO“.

Known for adult dramas and gory thrillers, HBO is home to some of the most colorful characters on television, but this fall another brightly colored crew is joining the network.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the beloved children’s show, announced a new deal with HBO Thursday that will bring the next five seasons of Sesame Street to the premium cable channel and its streaming services.

“Our new partnership with HBO represents a true winning public-private partnership model,” Jeffrey D. Dunn, Sesame Workshop’s CEO, said in a joint statement.

The iconic program has been under a financial burden in recent years that forced it to cut back on the number of episodes it could produce. And HBO has been working to keep up with other streaming services such as Amazon and Netflix that already offer plenty of children’s shows.

 

Clapper the ‘Tapper’

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Former Director of National Intelligence(DNI) James, “The Tapper”, Clapper has got himself a new retirement gig.  Mark Cuban, his good #NeverTrump buddy, has invited him to pitch his new product, ‘The Clapper Tapper’ on “Shark Tank”.  Tap on.  Tap off, James.

**FakeNewsAlert**

Trump – “I Love the Smell of Carbon Fuels in the Morning….”

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From Reuters, “Trump signs order dismantling Obama-era climate policies“.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming.

Flanked by coal miners and coal company executives, Trump proclaimed his “Energy Independence” executive order at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency.

“Apocalypse Now” –  “It smells like victory!” Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Trump Prescient About Obama Administration “Wiretapping”

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Politico reports, “Nunes claims some Trump transition messages were intercepted“.

House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes declared Wednesday that members of Donald Trump’s transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under inadvertent surveillance following November’s presidential election.

The White House and Trump’s allies immediately seized on the statement as vindication of the president’s much-maligned claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower phones — even though Nunes himself said that’s not what his new information shows.

FakeNews Fail – Rachael Maddow Scoops Trump Taxes

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From Rachael’s parent network, NBC, “Trump Paid $38 Million in 2005 Federal Income Tax, White House Says Before Report.”

In a statement, the White House said the “illegally published” pages proved only that Trump “was one of the most successful businessmen in the world with a responsibility to his company, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required.”