Dough...

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President Trump in a phone call for giving him a tip that helped stop "acts of terrorism" in Russia, Reuters reported the Kremlin said.

The Kremlin added that Trump and Putin will continue working together to combat terrorism and discussed a "set of issues of mutual interest" on the call, Voice of America reported. Reuters noted that the information was sent through special services without any additional details. 

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.

The Russian president also recently defended Trump, saying at his annual news conference earlier this month that the House's impeachment of the president was "far-fetched." 

If Trump can cooperate with Putin, the old US guards have no one to hate and can't fill their pockets with dough.

Let history take a note of this President, he is not for war, destruction, killing, creating fake imaginary enemies. 

He is for Peace and prosperity and many are not happy about it.

Dismal...

CNN’s beleaguered media show “Reliable Sources” with Brian Stelter hit an embarrassing new low on Dec. 22, when it averaged only 85,000 viewers among a key age group.

Stelter regularly touts the significance of the news demographic of adults age 25-54 but the dismal performance marked his lowest viewership of 2019 in the category.

The dismal performance from Stelter came as Fox News’ “Media Buzz,” a direct timeslot competitor, thumped CNN’s “Reliable Sources” across the board in 2019.

Stelter’s “Reliable Sources” averaged only 748,000 total viewers for the year prior to its 2019 finale on Dec. 29, while “Media Buzz” averaged 1.3 million over the same time period. In addition, CNN’s Sunday morning media show lost 12 percent of its viewers compared to 2018, while “Media Buzz” kept its audience with nearly identical year-to-year averages.

Stelter has repeatedly criticized Trump and members of his administration, often questioning Trump’s mental health and fitness for office. Back in August he was condemned for blaming technical issues for staying quiet when a guest said Trump is responsible for more deaths than brutal dictators Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.

Incognito...

The New year just started, and some are thinking otherwise. Just a thought.

Worried...

Bike...

Threat...

The Democratic Party fears that a potential presidency for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) represents a threat to the party's establishment

Sanders and his allies have repeatedly claimed that the Democratic Party is against his nomination. These fears were exacerbated in November when former President Obama reportedly told advisers in private that he would speak up if necessary to stop Sanders from becoming the Democratic pick. 

On July 28, 2016, Wasserman Schultz resigned from her position after WikiLeaks released a collection of stolen emails indicating that Wasserman Schultz and other members of the DNC staff had exercised bias against Senator Bernie Sanders and in favor of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic

Sanders has consistently polled near the top of the 2020 presidential primary. 

Climate...

Warren Buffett is spending billions to turn Iowa into "the wind capital of the world, the Saudi Arabia of wind," he told the Financial Times.

However, Berkshire Hathaway's billionaire boss isn't emulating Greta Thunberg - leading the charge on climate change, cutting carbon emissions at any cost. Instead, government incentives are fueling his investments in renewable energy.

"We wouldn't do [it] without the production tax credit we get," he told the newspaper.

If people want us to junk our coal plants, either our shareholders or the consumer is going to pay for it," he told the Financial Times. If consumers pay, those living in coal-reliant regions would foot the bill while others pay nothing, he added.

Public officials should oversee structural changes and mitigate their costs, Buffett argued. "The government has to play the part of modifying a market system."

Arden...

A biography of the PM has also just been published, The Story Behind an Extraordinary Leader (unauthorised, the PM did not sit for an interview with the author), with a second biography due out early next year.

Ardern has become the most internationally recognised and well-known New Zealand prime minister ever. Her global fame is a new experience for Kiwis, not used to the international spotlight, and has made her an easy target for the opposition and detractors, who frequently accuse her of focusing more on international affairs than domestic ones.

Those poor shop workers who have to return the magazines to their rightful state – what do they say?

There are reports that the #TurnArdern campaign is causing extra work for book shop workers and low-wage employees in supermarkets and newsagents, and on social media some users have reported encounters with #TurnArdern protesters.

There has been a nasty backlash against #TurnArdern, too. Since the campaign leader’s identity emerged, he has received threats – including against his life – and been trolled and vilified online.

True...

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg hit frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden for his role in backing the Iraq war, which the South Bend, Ind., mayor deemed the nation's "worst foreign policy decision" of his lifetime. 

"This is an example of why years in Washington is not always the same thing as judgment," Buttigieg said.

"He supported the worst foreign policy decision made by the United States in my lifetime, which was the decision to invade Iraq."

Biden was a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when the U.S. went to war. He is the only top-tier candidate in the race who voted for the war. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was a sitting House member at the time of the decision and vocally opposed the war. 

Hot...

In 230 years, the House has impeached only two presidents: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998. 

There is a reason why impeachment is so rare: It is the process by which the Congress overturns the will of the people. Some 63 million Americans voted for Trump, and it is an intensely powerful action to disenfranchise them.

To do so, there must be clear evidence and due process. Last March, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed: “Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path.”

The simple truth is that after all the closed-door depositions and public hearings, none of the witnesses could establish that the president committed bribery, treason, or any high crime or misdemeanor.