Harry Potter Turns 20

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I’m rereading the series in french which is good practice except it takes me forever.

You’re a wizard, Harry!

Twenty years ago today, British publisher Bloomsbury released J.K. Rowling’s debut novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” the first in the seven-book series about a boy wizard that went on to become a global phenomenon.

The outspoken billionaire author, who was living in relative poverty when she first completed her manuscript, took to Twitter on Monday to celebrate the milestone.

CBO: 22 Million Fewer With Health Coverage Under Senate GOP Obamacare Bill

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Less ‘mean’?

Twenty two million fewer people would have insurance under the Senate GOP’s health care bill by 2026 when compared to current law, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The CBO’s analysis of the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would partially dismantle the Affordable Care Act, comes just days before the Senate is expected to vote on the bill.

The analysis find that the Senate Republicans did not much better than their House counterparts—whose Obamacare repeal bill the CBO found would result in 23 million losing insurance—in staving off devastating coverage losses under their plans. The CBO said of the Senate bill on Monday that the first round of coverage losses, some 15 million in 2018, would come from the elimination of the individual mandate.

As time goes on, the Senate bill’s deep cuts to Medicaid would take hold, and the CBO predicted that by 2026 enrollment in the program among those under 65 would fall by 16 percent.

Senior Adviser to the President Says “I Try To Stay Out of Politics”

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As a blogger, I try to stay out of the Internet:

White House employee Ivanka Trump apparently has a rather curious understanding of what it means to be a senior adviser to the president. On Monday, she informed Fox & Friends that despite having an office in the West Wing, “I try to stay out of politics.”

Trump went on to say: “I instead like to focus on areas where I can add positive value, where I can contribute to the agenda. Policies around workforce development, about ensuring that barriers are removed for the American working family … focusing on how we can help our veterans and how we can really deliver them the care that they so need.”

Trump Confirms He Called Healthcare Bill ‘Mean’ by Saying Obama Copied Him

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I’m catching a cold. I feel crappy. My throat is sore. My body aches. But I’m also a little bored after napping all day. What harm could it be to take a glance at the news? Instant rage:

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of stealing his terminology when Obama said last week that there was a ‘fundamental meanness’ at the core of the Republican health care bill.
During an interview on “Fox and Friends” Sunday morning, Trump was asked about Obama’s Facebook post condemning the Republican health care plan, and the President responded by saying Obama used the descriptor after he originally did.
“Well he actually used my term, ‘mean.’ That was my term,” Trump said. “Because I want to see — and I speak from the heart — that’s what I want to see, I want to see a bill with heart.”

Jesus fucking Zeus. Orange Julius is so fucking idiotic that:
1. He just confirmed that he thought the bill, which he threw a victory bash for, was ‘mean’
2. He is so thickheaded he doesn’t realize that Obama used that word to troll him.
3. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCKITY FUCK?
4. He has such an inferiority complex when it comes to Obama who is everything in the world what Trump can never be. He can’t let anything go and Obama’s facebook post rattled him.

I’m going back to bed with some tea and brandy. A lot of brandy. What the hell do I even use this tea for?