American Tragedy

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A Valentines Day Massacre with yet another school shooting that caused 17 fatalities and mass murders for the 18 time this year. When will carnage the president referred to in his inaugural ever stop? Two tweets but no other comments from @POTUS?

14 were reported wounded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and the exact number of deaths are 17.

With more than a dozen injured inside a Florida school shooting, the suspect is in custody is a former student and identified as Nicolas Cruz, according to the sheriff's office.

Security Clearance

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Why does our national security appear to be in danger? How come are our nation's secrets are being shared with people who have not been vetted and issued a permanent security clearance? It is a national disgrace.

A security clearance is a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information, whether it be state or organizational secrets or to restricted areas, after completion of a thorough FBI background check.

NSA Shooting

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The NSA has been hit by a series of gunshots with one arrested and several people shot. They were wounded outside HQ of US National Security Agency in Maryland, with one suspect arrested.

Suspect wounded, SUV stopped after shooting at NSA gate https://apnews.com/5aae721e14ca4a8aacbf6f09e4ddc912

One person arrested after three shot near NSA headquarters in Maryland https://news.sky.com/story/one-person-arrested-after-three-shot-near-ns…

Doggie Love

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Surprise, America has a new animal to love. Flynn the Bichon Frise won best in the show at the Westminster Kennel Club, a choice that seemed to shock almost everyone in the NYC crowd attending the annual Madison Square Garden canine event.

Believe me, a Bichon Frise was apparently not what many dog show fans were expecting. That I can tell you.

Win Like Flynn: A Bichon Frise Is This Year's Top Dog At Westminster Show https://n.pr/2HcmgSh

Flynn, a Bichon Frisé, Tops a Strong Field for Best in Show at Westminster https://nyti.ms/2BXs7vk

Facts Matter

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President remains unconvinced that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, but the experts agree. Who do you trust? What's really going on here? Trump still unconvinced Russia meddled in 2016 election @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/2BrPjRb

Now the top American intelligence officials say that they have seen evidence of Russian meddling in the upcoming midterm elections part of what they say is Moscow’s escalating cyber assault on American and European democracies. U.S. 2018 elections 'under attack' by Russia: U.S. intelligence chief https://reut.rs/2BtjYOb

US Being Attacked

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The Russians are here, have attacked and will continue to do so until we stop them. This is the warning issued by our top leaders.

Why is the president intent on distracting the nation by attacking NFL players, the free press and others?

Statement for the Record: Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community by Director of National Intelligence, Daniel R. Coats http://bit.ly/2Gcq843

DNI Coats: "Frankly, the United States is under attack. Under attack by entities that are using cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that takes place in the United States."

Lawless GOP?

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Long-time Republican Senator and now US Attorney General Sessions is blasting a GOP Senator over a delay in DOJ nominations. During his speech at the National Sheriffs Association, he defended his marijuana policies and blamed Colorado's Cory Gardner for holding up high-ranking DOJ appointees in protest of those policies.
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks to the National Sheriffs' Association https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-sessions-delivers-r…

Olympic Teen Queen

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Why has there has been no Tweets with love for USA Olympic athletes from a president who turns to Twitter for all?

One such athlete who deserves the love on Valentines Day eve is 17-year-old Chloe Kim, a California girl who soared to a dominating victory making her the first female to win back to back competitions.

Cloe Kim is America's Olympic snowboarding hero, and a teenage inspiration to boot. She is the queen of gold and 2018 Winter Olympics gold medalist, four-time X Games gold medalist and the first woman to win a gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Trump Budget

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President Trump's budget cuts necessary funding for Amtrak by half despite a string of deadly crashes. But it gets worse. Are you sitting down? Well, lay down for this one because there is a $554 billion cut in the US Medicare program in his released a $4.4 Trillion dollar budget.

Thos following are stories from the world's oldest news organizations and what they're reporting about the greatest and latest #Trump spending bill.

Trump's $4.4 trillion budget moves deficit sharply higher https://www.apnews.com/e50aec4820da4e30aed4bea9ff440e86

Trump budget cuts domestic programs, favors military and wall https://reut.rs/2G80m12

Trump says 'OK with me' if plan to rebuild roads founders https://www.apnews.com/d3ae66b59c8f461388d584a4bb33a322

Trump unveils infrastructure plan; uphill battle awaits in Congress https://reut.rs/2Bt54XU

Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump's 2019 budget https://www.apnews.com/56c0cf072a5446c295b179d069198e1b

Positive Energy

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I try to savor the moments every morning and pause to acknowledge all the blessings life has offered. My family my health, my friends and good fortune.

Create a positive image in your mind to boost positivity. Always believe that you can succeed. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt by believing that you will be accomplishing your goals.

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