Notations On Our World (Special Wednesday Edition): On @POTUS Watch

As we went to press, we were continuing to assess the aftermath of President Trump's Oval Office Speech--this is as the shutdown continues--and we captured just two examples of the on-going impact over the past 24 hours above.

As we were on the prowl today, our team picked up a tweet from the President in the aftermath of his Oval Office Speech which was not received well (with the exception of the News Personalities at Fox News):

California pays more in taxes to DC than it receives in federal spending.

57% of its forests are owned and managed by the federal govt.
40% are owned by families, Native American tribes or companies.
Just 3% are owned and managed by state and local agencies. https://t.co/d8nX1qzfqe

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 9, 2019

This was prompted by Ian Bremmer in the aftermath of the President noting that he would be withholding FEMA money from California--We released this in support of the call by Speaker Pelosi within the past hour:

We Agree @SpeakerPelosi and urge @GOPLeader to join as this goes beyond partisan politics and it is about our home state..... https://t.co/YeHjKAXf3Q

— DailyOutsider (@ordinaryfaces) January 9, 2019

We also picked up this matter-of-fact letter from the Airline Pilots Association which was dated January 2 and reported by Inc. on the ramifications of the shutdown--we have noted the original letter here for reference: 

In an Astonishing Letter, Delta and United Pilots Just Told President Trump To Stop and Think https://t.co/u9Jre6DSG8

— Inc. (@Inc) January 9, 2019

 Update:   This from David Frum as we also are assessing the situation in Sudan along with Brexit and as the Secretary of State is making the rounds in the Middle East:

Trump's border argument made no sense, he has zero leverage to get his way, his support in Congress is dropping, and I expect the ratings to show a startlingly small audience for last night's Oval Office address https://t.co/FI9YIM00JX

— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 9, 2019