Notations On Our World (Special Edition): On the #MuellerInvestigation

It was quite a weekend as The US Attorney General, William Barr, advised the Congress of the United States on the results of the investigation of the Special Counsel.   The spin on both sides of the debate were interesting--and this from the Washington Examiners' Byron York noted some of the challenges that will continue to dodge the President on his repeated attempts to undermine the investigation as other investigations loom:

Byron York: Trump, falsely accused of collusion, faces new onslaught of obstruction accusations A reasonable reading of Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller's findings is that President Trump was falsely accused of conspiring or coordinating with Russia to fix the 2016 election. The same goes for people around Trump who were also falsely accused. "The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election," attorney general William Barr wrote in a letter to Congress Sunday. "As the report states: '[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.'" Read the full story here. The President's Re-Election Campaign sent out a fundraising appeal as well:   WITCH HUNT INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED: NO COLLUSION OR OBSTRUCTION After more than 2 YEARS, and $25 MILLION taxpayer dollars spent, the Mueller Report proves what I have been saying since Day One: NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION -- COMPLETE EXONERATION. Democrats worked with the Fake News Media for 2 years orchestrating this Nasty Witch Hunt to use our government as a weapon to take away the votes of 63 MILLION Americans. After they lied to the American people, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leadership, and all of the 2020 Democratic candidates raised MILLIONS of dollars off of their phony Witch Hunt! Democrats and the Fake News media have proven that there is no line they won’t cross, so we need to fight back BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. That’s why I am activating a short-term QUADRUPLE-MATCH for my best supporters only, the ones who stood by my side through the entire Witch Hunt. My campaign team will send me a list of everyone who donated at this critical moment. I know I’ll see you on there,    Please make a contribution of $5 before 11:59 PM TONIGHT and your gift will be QUADRUPLE-MATCHED. NO COLLUSION OR OBSTRUCTION DEADLINE: 11:59 PM QUADRUPLE MATCH: NOT USED CONTRIBUTE $5 = $25

Notations On Our World (W-End Edition): On Honoring Human Rights on #Iran

On this joyous occasion of Nowruz,   we decided to updated our Twitter Account Handle @OrdinaryFaces in honor of all the detained activists in Iran including Nazanin Zargari, Nasrin Soutodeh and Nargees Mohammadi.    We commend the team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran for all the work they are doing in educating the World and we look forward to being supportive in every which way we can as we leave all with this joyous scene on how Iranians celebrated Nowruz: 

Notations From the Grid (Special Friday Edition): On The Week That Was

We begin with  some perspective worth noting:

With the focus on the Mueller Report, President Trump's latest Twitterstorm and Congressional Investigations,  the on-going daily Government Affairs is not getting as much coverage as the budget deliberations begin.  A sampling of some of the headlines is hereby noted: 

Trump's Budget Calls for Lower Medicaid Spending, New Infrastructure Money BILL LUCIA  |   The president's fiscal 2020 spending plan also renews calls for cutting popular grant programs.  Cuts to Military Medical Force Included in Pentagon Budget Patients at military hospitals and clinics can expect to see far fewer uniformed doctors when they go for appointments on base. Read More As Commissary Sales Plummet, Pentagon Seeks 21 Percent Subsidy Cut The Trump administration's fiscal 2020 defense budget asks Congress to slash funding for commissaries by $271 million. Read More Navy Names New Ship Class After Navajo Nation A new class of U.S. Navy towing, salvage and rescue ships will be named Navajo in recognition of the Diné people. Read More Marine Corps Removes Tuition Assistance Restrictions The Marine Corps has become the last service to remove time-in-service requirements for members wishing to use their Tuition Assistance (TA) benefits. Read More There is also a major ruling out of Wisconsin regarding the stripping of the Governor of Powers: Big ruling: Wisconsin Republicans acted illegally by stripping the incoming governor of power Mother Jones – Ari Berman – Mar 21, 10:14 AM Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin acted illegally in December by stripping power from the state's newly elected Democratic governor before he could take office, a judge ruled Thursday. A month after the November election, Wisconsin's… ..and As the College Admissions scandal made the headlines, @Kaltoons had its' own take:  This was the take courtesy of the New York Times: The Moral Wages of the College Admissions Mania https://nyti.ms/2Cyhj5B?smid=nytcore-ios-share EdSource, the leading site for Education here in California which we've periodically featured in our Education Property noted the following: USC names its next president: Former UNC chancellor Carol Folt By Moriah Balingit, Nick Anderson and Susan Svriuga, Washington Post,March 20 USC has lost its way. Here' s how the new president can put it back on track By Steve Lopez, The Los Angeles Times, March 20 Elite colleges constantly tell low-income students they do not belong By Clint Smith, The Atlantic, March 18 Want to know where 2020 Democratic contenders stand on education? Don't look at their websites By Alyson Klein, Education Week, March 20 As college consulting expands, are high school counselors advocates or adversaries? By Dana Goldstein, The New York Times, March 20 Jonathan Turley also weighed in on it as well. Beyond the US Shores, there is Israel as demolitions occur in the occupied territories: There is also the upcoming Israeli Elections as of one of its' leading analysts weighted in as President Trump intervened with a declaration on the Golan Heights and the Secretary of State's Visit to Israel and a visit to the Western Wall.  This is as our team will continue to assess #Brexit with profound implications--including the UK activating emergency plans in the event of a No-Brexit.    We conclude with this from Saudi Arabia on Women Activists courtesy Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia: Abusive Charges Against Women Activists Human Rights Watch – Mar 20, 11:00 PM (Beiru) – Saudi Arabia's charges against women's rights defenders appear almost entirely related to their human rights activities, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi Arabia opened individual trials on March 13, 2019 of 11 activists, most… ..and this from New Zealand as it dealt with its' Gun Laws and Nicholas Kristoff of the New York Times asked the key question:  Opinion | New Zealand's Dealing With Its Gun Problem. When Will We? The New York Times – Nicholas Kristof – Mar 20, 4:35 PM When a terrorist massacred 50 people at two New Zealand mosques last week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern immediately grasped the nettle. “I can tell you one thing right now,” she told a news conference. “Our gun laws will… & One Final Thought On @POTUS @realDonaldTrump as the #2020Campaign is in full swing: