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Reorganizing the Executive Branch: We Need Your Input!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/reorganizing-the-executive-branch
President Trump Meets with the I-85 Bridge First Responders
Lansing, Michigan rescinds 'sanctuary' status after criticism from businesses
I feel this should be left up to individual states.
President Trump signs law letting states block funds to Planned Parenthood
MIT Press To Publish "Communism for Kids" Book 
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-13/mit-press-publish-communism-kids-book
We can not solve the worlds problems but we can darn sure stop meddling in other country's affairs unless they pose a direct threat to world peace. From all information I've seen Gaddafi did not but perhaps knew too much.
Migrants from west Africa being ‘sold in Libyan slave markets’
UN migration agency says selling of people is rife in African nation that has slid into violent chaos since overthrow of Gaddafi
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/10/libya-public-slave-auctions-un-migration
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Good read if you have time.
SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT: North Korea SUFFERS MASSIVE Humiliation
http://theblacksphere.net/2017/04/shocking-development-north-korea-suffers-massive-humiliation/
China sends warning to North Korea not to mess with US
http://nypost.com/2017/04/12/china-willing-to-work-with-us-against-north-korea/
The Importance of Being Steve (Bannon) | Dick Morris
The entire article is a good read if you have time.
Don’t reaccommodate me, bro
".....A flight coupon of $300 or $500 is not worth it to me. But $1200 might be. I know an economist who likes to get bumped on oversold flights, but what he does is write a much larger figure than offered (like $800 of more) on a slip of paper, and hand it to a gate agent or flight attendant (he has done this more than once on a flight he has already boarded, like the man in Chicago). His offer is almost always accepted, since the gate agents have discretion and are in a hurry to get the thing done. In this situation in Chicago, the airline’s last resort should have been to hold an onboard auction, open to all passengers, raising the bid until they got enough volunteers. Even if the price had to go to $3,000, it would be a bargain compared to what United is now going to face.
P.S. It was the late, great Julian Simon who first came up with the compensation scheme for bumped passengers. I can only imagine what Julian would be saying today if he was still with us."
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/04/dont-re-accommodate-me-bro.php
Very short video clip on this page. 
WATCH: Sergey Lavrov Shuts Down NBC News's Andrea Mitchell As She Shouts Questions
Great cartoon. I hope by getting this issue before the public it will begin addressing actions by TSA which people have stated are also abusive.
Overbooked 04-12-17 (cartoon)
http://michaelpramirez.com/united-reaccommodates-common-sense-goodwill.html
You decide.
James O'Keefe Weighs in on United Airlines Controversy
Stuff's about to get real.
China Warns North Korea Situation Has Hit "Tipping Point", Threatens "Never Before Seen" Measures
"After warnings yesterday, and on the heels of a "very good call" with President Trump, China has escalated its threats to North Korea over its nuclear tests. In another Global Times op-ed, China warns "if the North makes another provocative move this month, the Chinese society will be willing to adopt severe restrictive measures that have never been seen before..."
Yesterday's editorial in the military-focused Global Times tabloid, owned and operated by the Communist Party's People's Daily newspaper, said that North Korea’s nuclear activities must not jeopardize northeastern China, and that if the North impacts China with its illicit nuclear tests through either "nuclear leakage or pollution", then China will respond with force.
“China has a bottom line that it will protect at all costs, that is, the security and stability of northeast China... If the bottom line is touched, China will employ all means available including the military means to strike back. By that time, it is not an issue of discussion whether China acquiesces in the US’ blows, but the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will launch attacks to DPRK nuclear facilities on its own."
This, as the editorial puts it, is the "bottom line" for China; should it be crossed China will employ all means available including the military means to strike back," warned the editorial.
Overnight, Trump and Xi held a call, which Trump said went well... ....."
Court Ruling Clears Way for Permanent Implementation of San Diego Pension Reform Initiative
Source: California Policy Center
April 11, 2017/by Marc Joffe
"The 4th Appellate District Court just released a unanimous ruling dismissing the lawsuit brought against the City of San Diego by the union-dominated State Public Employees Relations Board (PERB). The decision upholds Proposition B – the landmark Pension Reform Initiative passed by 2/3rds of San Diego voters in 2012.
Former San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio, who authored the Prop B Pension Reform Initiative, offers the following statement in light of the ruling:
“Today the California courts have upheld the right of the voters to impose reform on outrageous government pensions using the citizens’ initiative process. Prop B will save city taxpayers billions over 30 years and helped save the City of San Diego from bankruptcy. The labor unions who brought this frivolous lawsuit must learn one simple thing: government belongs to the people, not the special interests. It is time for the rest of California state and local government to follow San Diego’s lead by reforming their own unsustainable government pension packages that have resulted in billions in debt.”
DeMaio’s Prop B permanently closed the city’s lavish defined benefit pension program to city employees, switched all new employees to 401(k) defined contribution plans, forced city employees to contribute a fair and equal share for the costs of benefits, and capped pensionable pay to reduce pension excesses. The dismissal of this lawsuit today marks the last legal challenge from the labor unions and significantly weakens the presumed power of the PERB board.
Carl DeMaio will discuss the importance of the ruling more today on his daily radio show on NewsRadio 600 KOGO from 3-6pm. DeMaio has been working with former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed on a state-wide Pension Reform Initiative and this court victory only improves chances of reform statewide. Individual interviews by appointment.
This release was issued by Reform California.
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