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Mnuchin’s wife isn’t the only one defining herself through the brands she promotes 

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“Flaunting brands is not something that the incredibly wealthy do,” said Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at the Kellogg School of Management. “It’s something the merely prosperous do.”

…Her initial Instagram post appeared staged because someone had to get on the tarmac, outside the plane, to photograph Linton and Mnuchin emerging into the bright Kentucky sunshine.

Before the hashtags for all the high-end brands, Linton posted: “Great #daytrip to #Kentucky! #nicest #people #beautiful #countryside.”

Which is to say, #I’mCool.

Which is to say this is about as uncool as a person can get.

“She was trying to say, ‘I’m a high-class chick. This is who I am,’” said Goldgehn of the University of San Francisco. “But if you’re really a high-class chick, you don’t need to show it.”

#True

Mnuchin’s wife isn’t the only one defining herself through the brands she promotes – LA Times

#true

Ya can’t buy class.

…And those who seek to put a price on it will never achieve it.

‘Wonder Woman’: James Cameron Doesn’t Get Strong Female Characters 

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After the director’s controversial remarks about ‘Wonder Woman,’ it’s time to remind Hollywood that audiences are looking for well-developed, multidimensional protagonists.

‘Wonder Woman’: James Cameron Doesn’t Get Strong Female Characters | Hollywood Reporter

hmmmm

Woman Who Pummels Racist White Lady Becomes Internet’s New Hero. 

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Meet Colleen Dagg, the internet’s newest hero: The Florida resident recently won the hearts of Twitter when she physically fought a racist white woman in a hotel lobby.

 

 

Woman Who Pummels Racist White Lady Becomes Internet’s New Hero. | Someecards Politics

Heheheheheheh.

Good on ya, Collen Dagg. Show that racist bitch what’s up and what she gets for putting her dirty racist hand on you, girl!

ahahahhahahahahahah!!!!

President Donald J. Trump Signs H.J.Res. 69, H.J.Res. 83, H.R. 1228, S.J.Res. 34 into Law

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On Monday, April 3, 2017, [Trump] signed into law:

H.J.Res. 69, which nullifies the Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service’s final rule relating to non-subsistence takings of wildlife on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska;

H.J.Res. 83, which nullifies the Department of Labor’s rule titled Clarification of Employer’s Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness;

…S.J.Res. 34 – which nullifies the Federal Communications Commission’s rule on privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services.

President Donald J. Trump Signs H.J.Res. 69, H.J.Res. 83, H.R. 1228, S.J.Res. 34 into Law | whitehouse.gov

oy….

This Man Spent Decades Befriending KKK Members. Hundreds Have Left the Group Because of Him

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I had one guy from an NAACP branch chew me up one side and down the other, saying, “you know, we’ve worked hard to get ten steps forward. Here you are sitting down with the enemy having dinner, you’re putting us twenty steps back.”

I pull out my robes and hoods and say, “look, this is what I’ve done to put a dent in racism. I’ve got robes and hoods hanging in my closet by people who’ve given up that belief because of my conversations sitting down to dinner. They gave it up. How many robes and hoods have you collected?” And then they shut up.

This Man Spent Decades Befriending KKK Members. Hundreds Have Left the Group Because of Him

hmmmm

Treasury secretary’s wife faces criticism for Instagram post, reply 

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The post began with a glamorous photo of Linton stepping off an official government plane on a trip to Kentucky with her husband, who was there to discuss tax reform with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and visit Fort Knox.

Dressed in all white and carrying a handbag and silk scarf, the Scottish-born actress and producer tagged a series of luxury designers, including Hermes, Roland Mouret, Tom Ford and Valentino.

…”She went to a state where one in five people lives in poverty and many children don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Instead of helping in some way, she chose to brag about her outlandishly expensive clothes. It’s more than tone-deaf, it’s deplorable,” Miller said

Treasury secretary’s wife faces criticism for Instagram post, reply – CNNPolitics

What a cheap piece of trash. Has she ever done anything in her life? Other than pose with diamonds that were gifted to her (because cheap pieces of trash like her can always be bought) that is? Forgettable bit parts in movies doesn’t make her an actress…. I guess she has a high opinion of women who earn their baubles on their back.

Treasury secretary’s trashy wife wrote a fictional white savior memoir of her time in Africa and tried to pass it off as real 

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Louise Linton self published a controversial book last year that was …scorched by critics as a “white savior” fantasy and ultimately removed from sales.

…On Monday, Linton bragged on Instagram about flying on a government plane with her husband to Kentucky. She listed the slew of fashion brands she wore on the trip, tagging them by name. In response to a critical comment about her picture, the treasury secretary’s wife disparaged the woman, boasting about her extreme wealth.

…The memoir, it turns out, was also littered with inaccuracies, as Zambians pointed out on social media.

The Zambian High Commission in London denounced Linton and her “falsified” memoir for depicting the country as “savage.” It accused Linton of “tarnishing the image of a very friendly and peaceful country.”

“It is a historic fact that Zambia has never been at war but rather has been home to thousands of refugees fleeing wars from other African countries,” a statement from the Zambian embassy read. “The Congo war has never spilt into Zambia.” It also condemned how Linton identified children with HIV and published their photographs in the book.

Treasury secretary’s wife stirred controversy before, with memoir of her ‘living nightmare’ in Africa – The Washington Post

What a classless piece of trash.

Donald Trump travel, family depletes Secret Service funds for agents

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The Secret Service can no longer pay hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission – in large part due to the sheer size of President Trump’s family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast.

…Agents must protect Trump – who has traveled almost every weekend to his properties in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia – and his adult children whose business trips and vacations have taken them across the country and overseas.

…Alles said the service is grappling with an unprecedented number of White House protectees. Under Trump, 42 people have protection, a number that includes 18 members of his family. That’s up from 31 during the Obama administration.

…Officials had hoped that the agency’s workload would normalize after the inauguration, but the president’s frequent weekend trips, his family’s business travel and the higher number of protectees has made that impossible.

…Always costly in manpower and equipment, the president’s jaunts to Mar-a-Lago are estimated to cost at least $3 million each, based on a General Accounting Office estimate for similar travel by former President Obama. The Secret Service has spent some $60,000 on golf cart rentals alone this year to protect Trump at both Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster.

…Eric Trump’s business travel to Uruguay cost the Secret Service nearly $100,000 just for hotel rooms. Other trips included the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic. In February, both sons and their security details traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the opening of new Trump hotel there, and to Dubai to officially open a Trump International Golf Club.

In March, security details accompanied part of the family, including Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner on a skiing vacation in Aspen, Colo. Even Tiffany Trump, the president’s younger daughter, took vacations with her boyfriend to international locales such as Germany and Hungary, which also require Secret Service protection.

Donald Trump travel, family depletes Secret Service funds for agents

…wait does the Donald know that protection extends to Tiffany? I mean, is he OK with that? Just kidding.. Sort of.