Jon R Bender

A guy who likes to vent about #politics and discuss #Chinese. And other stuff too.

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Our #Government would do well to pay attention

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[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

And now this from the (former) party of fiscal conservatives and sensible spending https://t.co/7gAAmwDMvz

[Kyle Hill @Sci_Phile]

The estimated cost of Trump's wall is now 2 billion dollars more than NASA's entire 2017 budget.

[Gallup @Gallup]

Trump Job Approval: Approve 42% (-); Disapprove 54% (+2). Get the full trend https://t.co/BjTUhf0NAM.

[Kyle Hill @Sci_Phile]

How crystals work.

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Remember the super classy and worldly #Bushadministration ? Me neither, but it's never too late to atone

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[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Great use of the word #fungible. Maybe more people care if #alternativefacts were called #fungiblefacts. That sounds like some sort of decay https://t.co/Rg2SQ8wdBo

[Bradd Jaffy @BraddJaffy]

Take 90 seconds and listen to Steve Schmidt on truth.

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Did they ever actually have principles? https://t.co/8HZ2SI8WVp

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Republicans are now marching with President Trump on ideas they had opposed https://t.co/gsO3SIAhLm

[Wu-Tang Financial 🥑 @Wu_Tang_Finance]

IF U SCARED OF IMMIGRANTS TAKING YO JOB JUST ADMIT U ARENT SMART OR TALENTED AND YOU NEED THE GOVERNMENTS PROTECTION, LIKE A BITCH WOULD SAY

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Random thought: if a president has the power to make a party go back on its own values, is he strong or is the party weak?

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Honestly why is this a surprise? How can people live longer if they live worse, unhealthier lives? https://t.co/v2Vj2m9ldS

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Life expectancy in the U.S. declined for the first time since 1993 https://t.co/9MdjTRn6Ho

[Ariel Kashanchi @IranianMermaid]

Trump is keeping his job as Executive Producer on Celebrity Apprentice in case his other show, America, has low ratings.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

NYC asks the federal government to pay for Donald Trump's security costs. The bill: $35 million. https://t.co/iWOcVwglH6

[Scott Sandell @swsandell]

Linguistic note: In mainland China, Trump is called 特朗普 and in Taiwan/Hong Kong it's 川普

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Trump halts New York Times meeting, decries 'dishonest' media - https://t.co/TZ2bQZFTDp #trump will take on ISIS once he beats the #NYTimes

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

#chinese of the day. 游 yoú can mean anything from to swim 游泳 yoúyǒng to tourist 游客 yoúkè to game 游戏 yoúxì, but alone means almost nothing

[BuzzFeed News @BuzzFeedNews]

"It began with words.” The US Holocaust Museum is calling on Americans to condemn hate speech https://t.co/1NmI8AgGB2

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

#Trump formally announces his plan to quit the TPP on day one. The Chinese government must be rejoicing, East Asian trade is now theirs

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

如果特朗普当政后履行其在竞选期间反对tpp的诺言，中国试图建立地区全面经济伙伴关系的计划就会更容易得到实施 ...from the BBC

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

Pretty sure I saw #Trump and his motorcade blazing up 78 today. Whole highway was closed with tons of state troopers clearing the road

[Jon R Bender @JonRBender]

#chinese of the day: love the word 定 dìng, you can 肯定 kěndìng (affirm) or 否定 foǔdìng (negate) and even 一定 yīdìng (for sure!)