Алты́нного во́ра ве́шают, а полти́нного че́ствуют.: The thief who stole an altyn (3 kopecks) is hung, and the one who stole a poltinnik (50 kopecks) is praised.

PASTICHE:

a compelling compendium






TRUMP


Trump, Then And Now: What His Shifting Positions Say About What He Believes

Trump Gives A Holocaust Speech — And The ‘Alt Right’ Screams ‘Betrayal’

Trump's 25 executive orders in 100 days: more cosmetic than substantive

What Trump's giving to charity -- or lack thereof -- foreshadowed about his presidency

How Trump Desecrates Memory Of Holocaust Survivors — Despite Fine Words OPINION

Trump’s most striking accomplishment so far OPINION

The futility of normalizing Trump







PUTIN


Head of Russian Orthodox Church personally arranged transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral with Putin

As Chechnya tortures and kills gay men, Putin shrugs OPINION

The Corpse in the Kremlin's Front Yard Tests the Strength of Putin's Faith
Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 US election - documents

Russian Journalist, Putin Critic Dies After Severe Beating





RUSSIAN CONNECTIONS


Top Pentagon watchdog launches investigation into money that Michael Flynn received from foreign groups

Pentagon warned Flynn against accepting foreign payments

Michael Flynn's Russia payment likely broke disclosure laws, lawmakers say

Michael Flynn’s troubles mount

White House rejects Oversight request for Flynn documents

Flynn probably broke the law by failing to disclose foreign payments, House Oversight leaders say

Michael Flynn’s Turkish lobbying linked to Russia

A trip to Moscow put a Trump adviser on the FBI’s radar






Группа бандитов Трампа


Exxon Reportedly Requests Sanctions Waiver To Resume Drilling In Russia

The Only Way Back

House Intelligence panel’s Russia probe back on track after rocky start




TRUMPARCANA


How Trump’s tax proposal could impact his own business empire

Oversight Dems want vote on Trump tax return bill

State Department Removes Promotion of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club From Its Website

Amidst Backlash, Ivanka Trump Clothing Is Secretly Relabelled as Adrienne Vittadini

Watchdog group: Jared Kushner must do more to avoid conflicts


Did Jared Kushner Have Real Estate Links To Shady Israeli Billionaire?







Vive la résistance


Trump, Bound

House Democrats know they will lose the fight for Trump to release his taxes. Here’s why they are still doing it.

Why a ‘decentralized swarm of resistance’ is the best way to contain Trump OPINION

Why Democrats Must Ditch The Word ‘Resistance’ OPINION







TRUMP'S LIES


Fact-checking President Trump’s Pinocchio-laden Associated Press interview

What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#8)






TAKE A SWING



Donald Trump Is a Terrible Negotiator

John Legend’s Red Carpet Takedown Of Donald Trump Is Priceless

Linguists search for words in parsing Trump's oratory

See How Much Lower President Trump's Approval Rating Is Than His Predecessors

Trump’s Defining Trait

Warren: Trump 'all talk' on Wall Street

Dems knock Trump on Earth Day

AP interview provides your handy reminder that Donald Trump is nucking futs

Dealmaker in Chief? More like the Backdown President OPINION







TRUMPATERIA


Donald Trump gets a middle-of-the-night inspiration for his first 100 days







BOOKS


The United States of Fear NONFICTION

The End of Victory Culture NONFICTION

YOU'RE MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU THINK A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen NONFICTION

Trump: A Graphic Biography NONFICTION


















WORDS MATTER


“As a Christian, my whole philosophy in life is pull up the unfortunate,” Jessi Bohon told her congresswoman, Rep. Diane Black. “The individual mandate: That’s what it does. The healthy people pull up the sick.” 


“I do not think President Trump’s delay in filling critical leadership jobs across the government is deliberate,” Stier [Max Stier, president and chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, which has studied presidential transitions] said. “This represents an example of the president’s unfamiliarity with the governmental process and lapses during the transition. At the same time, I believe you can run the government with fewer political appointees, but to do that, you must be strategic and understand which jobs have merit and which ones are unnecessary.”



"The White House has proven effective in selling Trump's executive orders…as policy victories. But Trump will ultimately get judged on the "big-ticket" pledges that require congressional action—namely tax reform, health care changes, and infrastructure funding. It's hard to hang a presidential legacy on executive orders." -- April 24, 2017 | John Hudak, CNBC

"Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall." —President Donald Trump on Twitter Sunday.













NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you. 

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