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Re: The Trump Presidency (was "Presidential Poll")
« Reply #3450 on: January 20, 2018, 03:56:11 PM »
Is Trump currently having an affair with Nikki Haley?

Title: "President Trump Is Having an Affair ‘Right Now,’ Michael Wolff Tells Bill Maher"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-trump-is-having-an-affair-right-now-michael-wolff-tells-bill-maher

Extract: "The only reason Wolff didn’t put it in ‘Fire and Fury’ is that he “didn’t have the blue dress.”"

Here is one telling paragraph from page 343 of the book: “By October, however, many of the president’s staff took particular notice of one of the few remaining Trump opportunists: Nikki Haley, the UN ambassador. Haley – ‘as ambitious as Lucifer,’ in the characterization of one member of the senior staff – had concluded that Trump’s tenure would last, at best, a single term, and that she, with the requisite submission, could be his heir apparent.”
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« Reply #3451 on: January 20, 2018, 10:20:44 PM »
If you're a big pile of S**T in the roadway....you're going to attract a lot of "flies."  Donnie is clearly a big POS....and he has the flies (in his cabinet and elsewhere) to prove it.

Most of you know who Sean Hannity is from FOX.  Some of you may not know who Jeanine Pirro is.  I have mentioned her before.....as being 1 of 2 people from FOX that may end up in prison from RussiaGate and its surroundings.

Here's a little background from Wikipedia about Jeanine and her ex husband.....both of which happen to have a little history with Donnie long before Donnie ran for office.

You should also note that Jeanine ran for Senate in 2006 during the Republican primary race.  That was the year that Hillary ran (and won) the Senate race.  Turns out Pirro backed out of the Republican primary race near the end....because the polls had Hillary trouncing her.

It looks like Jeanine is still chasing after Hillary as well......
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/fox-news-jeanine-pirro-is-literally-searching-for-hillary-clinton-in-the-woods-of-upstate-new-york/

Anyway....an interesting backdrop to Jeanine Pirro......one of FOX's fake journalists:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanine_Pirro
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« Reply #3452 on: January 21, 2018, 04:18:40 AM »
Is Trump currently having an affair with Nikki Haley?

It looks like Slate has come to the same speculative conclusion about Haley as I have (or else Hope Hicks):

Title: "Michael Wolff Suggests Trump Is Having an Extramarital Affair “Now”"

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/author-of-fire-and-fury-michael-wolff-suggests-trump-is-having-an-extramarital-affair-now.html
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« Reply #3453 on: January 21, 2018, 06:33:06 AM »
"Why did the USA elect Donald Trump ?"

Well before the election a similar queston was asked, here is my reply:

https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,1607.msg83746.html#msg83746

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Fora a long time now a large number of people have been getting screwed.They see the 1% get most benefit, while they struggle to survive. They know another Clinton will mean more of the same screwing. They are done with the status quo. They would rather flip the table and burn it all down.

If that is true, than we would expect that IF the people of the US would get screwed by Trump, that there would be a revolt.

Yet, when Trump passed his tax bill, nothing happened.
Even though we all know that in the Senate bill, in the midst of massive income and wealth inequality, 62% of the benefits go to the top 1%, and 42% of the benefits go to the top one-tenth of one percent.

Still, Trump's approval/disapproval rating did hardly change :
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

So either the American people are blinded by propaganda (Fox News comes to mind) and they truly believe that this tax bill will benefit them instead of the truth (that they are being screwed over), or the reason they elected Trump was NOT related to the argument you propose.
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« Reply #3454 on: January 21, 2018, 07:16:09 AM »
I think that Trump was elected on the perception that he would change the status quo. If he does not do so to the satisfaction of those who elected him, he will lose in 2020, unless the Democrats actually find another candidate who can lose to Trump.

Which is a possibility, but that is a topic for a different thread.

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« Reply #3455 on: January 21, 2018, 07:31:08 AM »
RT, the well known purveyor of Russian propaganda opines on Trump's first year as President.


https://www.rt.com/usa/416511-year-trump-foreign-policy/

Harsh words from this mouthpiece for Putin's Russia.
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« Reply #3456 on: January 21, 2018, 07:57:00 AM »
Yeah. Russia did not get much in return of their efforts to sway the elections in Trump's favor.
The sanctions are still in place, and were even strengthened despite Trump's objections.
State Department under Rex Tillerson is still firm about Ukraine, and even moved to approve lethal weapons for the Ukraine military.

So Putin is not happy.

All what is left for Russia is to point out the facts about Trump so they look ligit, and then use an old narrative. That of arguing against (Russian invented narrative of) American exceptionalism. From the RT article some classic strawman arguments :

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The world’s distrust puts in question whether Washington’s exceptionalism can be salvaged after the Trump presidency. America enjoyed free rein to topple foreign governments through subterfuge or outright military action, operate the dollar, decide on how global trade should work and much else besides on two presumptions. One – that its leadership was ultimately making the world a better place, regardless of the damage done in the process. And two – that it was an adequately competent leader.

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This won’t change the fact that many people in the world doubt that the US should be trusted with the power it claims as inalienable.

Why am I not surprised.
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« Reply #3457 on: January 21, 2018, 08:06:53 AM »
From today's Women's March, just a sample :





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« Reply #3458 on: January 21, 2018, 12:07:07 PM »
Yeah. Russia did not get much in return of their efforts to sway the elections in Trump's favor.
The sanctions are still in place, and were even strengthened despite Trump's objections.
State Department under Rex Tillerson is still firm about Ukraine, and even moved to approve lethal weapons for the Ukraine military.

So Putin is not happy.
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Rob, I think you totally miss the essential thing here. Trump makes USA weaker, he disrupts cooperation with other countries, in a way he has managed to imperil US credibility in many parts of the world.
That article from RT is quite good at making that point.
And that is exactly why Putin loves Trump.

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« Reply #3459 on: January 21, 2018, 11:19:17 PM »
It looks like one of Trump's homies is raking in the cash after granting billionaires a favor:

Title: "Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/paul-ryan-collected-dollar500000-in-koch-contributions-days-after-house-passed-tax-law/ar-AAuWW6J?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
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« Reply #3460 on: January 22, 2018, 01:05:27 AM »
It looks like another one of Trump's homies (Devin Nunes) is increasingly annoying the FBI:

Title: "FBI: Devin Nunes Won’t Show Us Memo Alleging Surveillance Abuses"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fbi-hasnt-even-seen-devin-nunes-releasethememo-memo?ref=home&via=twitter_page

Extract: "The FBI has yet to see a controversial memo alleging the intelligence community engaged in grave abuses. And that could make friction between the Hill and the bureau even worse."
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« Reply #3461 on: January 22, 2018, 01:56:37 AM »
Lindsey Graham said: "As long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating immigration, we're going nowhere".  Hopefully, Kelly takes the hint and fires Miller, so that cooler heads can end the government shutdown.

https://www.salon.com/2018/01/21/lindsey-graham-slams-stephen-miller-says-white-house-staff-has-been-pretty-unreliable/
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« Reply #3462 on: January 22, 2018, 09:05:20 AM »
Women's March 2018 was massive.
Here is just one city (San Francisco) :

https://www.facebook.com/PeopleForBernie/videos/2133563773530492/

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« Reply #3463 on: January 22, 2018, 09:10:05 AM »
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« Reply #3464 on: January 22, 2018, 12:59:11 PM »
one year down .. seven to go .. Ho Ho Ho .. :)
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« Reply #3465 on: January 22, 2018, 01:42:31 PM »
The three things to continue to watch over the LONG TERM....and are brought into clearer focus due to Donnie are:

1)  Implosion of the Lobbyist party?....known to many as the Republican party.  This has been an ongoing change to the Republican party for at least 20 years....and likely much longer.  They are nothing but lobbyists in sheep's clothing.  I believe it will be their ultimate downfall.  Under Donnie...they have become even more aggressive and they are clearly in the "take what we can get while Donnie is in office" mode.

2)  The continued downfall of religion.  Who knew?  First it was the Easter Bunny....then it was Santa Claus.....and now religion is getting "undressed".  I guess that is what happens when you have the "so called" religious supporting someone like Donnie who is as FAKE RELIGIOUS as it comes.

I come from the "Church of Neil de Grasse Tyson".  He doesn't "believe" in God....he doesn't "not believe".  Like most things in his life....he is about facts.  Show him the facts....and he'll believe.  But in the meantime....DO THE RIGHT THING.  It is NOT the teachings of the Bible  that are bad....they aren't.  It's the FOLLOW THE TEACHINGS that those like FOX News ignore.

3)  FOX News implosion.  Like #2 above.....it's all about FACTS.  Is it a coincidence that FOX News lies all the time....and yet almost all of their pundits put on the "religious face"?  Either FACTS will win out.....OR......the US (and possibly the world) is in BIG TROUBLE.  Because society can't make GOOD DECISIONS WITHOUT FACTS AND TRUTH.

And Donnie's stint in office....however long it will be.....is the thing that is bringing those three things into the spotlight.  To be sure.....those things have always been there.....but Donnie is causing them to come into focus.

So what will the US choose?  Will it choose facts over fantasy?  Or will it choose the fantasy world of fake Christians like Sarah Huckabee, Sean Hannity, Moron Don and FOX News?

We'll find out in the coming months or next couple years.  This is truly a watershed "moment" for the US....and possibly the world. 

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« Reply #3466 on: January 22, 2018, 08:36:30 PM »
A new book on Trump, that will soon be released, says that Trump staff called one of his many bad habits: "Defiance Disorder":

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370070-book-aides-label-trumps-behavior-defiance-disorder

Extract: "Kurtz's book, titled “Media Madness: Donald Trump, The Press, And The War Over The Truth,” will be released on Jan. 29.

It comes on the heels of Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” which roiled Washington, D.C., with its own shocking details about the administration.

Another anecdote in Kurtz's book that is a hallmark of Trump's "Defiance Disorder" came when White House advisers were surprised by Trump's tweet charging the Obama administration with wiretapping Trump Tower."
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« Reply #3467 on: January 22, 2018, 10:00:20 PM »
There are things that are putting pressure on Trump in the Oval Office:

1)  RussiaGate is an obvious one
2)  The women's political movement is another

But another hasn't received a lot of press....at least not front page press....and that is gerrymandering.  And it will put pressure on the Republicans AND Donnie....because taking away some of the gerrymandering will take away seats that the Republicans have basically STOLEN over the last decade by having the districts drawn in a way that "wastes" Democrat's votes by "bunching them" in one district.   Pennsylvania is just one of the more egregious examples....and has been a state where the Republicans were pretty aggressive.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/037a8798-d8bf-357c-80e8-210d5577272e/ss_pennsylvania-supreme-court.html

Less Congressional seats for the Republicans.....means more pressure on Donnie.
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« Reply #3468 on: January 22, 2018, 11:16:20 PM »
There are things that are putting pressure on Trump in the Oval Office:

1)  RussiaGate is an obvious one
2)  The women's political movement is another

But another hasn't received a lot of press....at least not front page press....and that is gerrymandering.  And it will put pressure on the Republicans AND Donnie....because taking away some of the gerrymandering will take away seats that the Republicans have basically STOLEN over the last decade by having the districts drawn in a way that "wastes" Democrat's votes by "bunching them" in one district.   Pennsylvania is just one of the more egregious examples....and has been a state where the Republicans were pretty aggressive.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/037a8798-d8bf-357c-80e8-210d5577272e/ss_pennsylvania-supreme-court.html

Less Congressional seats for the Republicans.....means more pressure on Donnie.


While I'm very uneasy about the utility of "putting pressure" on the already unsteady hands that control "The Button", I'd like to point out that recapturing state legislatures is the only way to end Republican gerrymandering.
If Democrats don't sweep the state elections THIS YEAR, they shouldn't expect many wins at any level in 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026, or 2028. Relying on Republican dominated courts to redress these issues is foolish.


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« Reply #3469 on: January 23, 2018, 12:31:37 AM »
If this type of charge is applicable to John Edwards, it should be applicable to Trump:

Title: "Alleged payment to porn star was illegal donation to Trump campaign, watchdog says"

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/stormy-daniels-trump-payment-illegal-donation-357250

Extract: "The call from Common Cause for criminal prosecution echoes charges against John Edwards.

In submissions to the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission, Common Cause said the alleged payment to Stephanie Clifford — who uses the stage name Stormy Daniels — amounted to an in-kind donation to Trump's presidential campaign that should have been publicly disclosed in its official reports."
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« Reply #3470 on: January 23, 2018, 06:24:38 AM »
"Former government is back up, this status quo is considered a victory amidst those opposing the good Trumpistani govermnet. This means we have to redouble our efforts against DACA, ACA and other former government structures. We're really glad of the net neutrality kill we managed to achieve. We believe we can use this as leverage against those plotting against the rightful government. Nothing has been lost, this is just a temporary setback. Please do not show this memo to the esteemed leader of Trumpistan, he might again have a hissy fit and deport some friendly democrats. Too bad Lady Liberty was reopened by insurgents. But president Tillerson was essential in keeping this status quo, let there be no doubt about it.", republican memo in congress.

I'm a bit sorry of these, it's just hard for me to handle the situation in US as anything else but poorly written fiction. Thus likely i will continue with these. If some of these antics sound positively medieval, that might not be helped as art imitates life, mostly.
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« Reply #3471 on: January 23, 2018, 07:30:31 PM »
Lara Trump:  "These women out there are so anti-Trump, and I don't even think they know why. They just think that's the thing to do."

https://shareblue.com/lara-trump-fox-news-womens-march/

Now....Lara is not the sharpest tool in the shed (She DID marry Eric afterall ;))....so I'll give Lara a hand.  The women hate Donnie because....

1)  He is a sexist pig
2)  He has sexually assaulted women in the past
3)  He has had a sexual relationship with a PORN STAR......WHILE HIS WIFE WAS PREGNANT
4)  He is a racist bigot
5)  He is ill tempered
6)  He lies as often as most people drink water
7)  He is stupid.  Yes...really.  He doesn't read....he is uninformed
8)  He can't speak English....which is rather humorous for someone so against immigrants

Now Lara....this was NOT a complete list.   There are a LOT more.  But this should get you started down the right path.

 
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« Reply #3472 on: January 24, 2018, 04:24:26 PM »
Good points, Buddy. But it's much more than that. His policies and appointments... have already hurt women in many ways and will likely continue to hurt them for another generation or more.
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« Reply #3473 on: January 25, 2018, 12:29:52 AM »
The real question is whether The Donald aims to play salesman for Trump Inc. or for the USA (when he is not meeting with the Russians in the hallways):

Title: "Trump Aims To Play Salesman During Davos Economic Forum"

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/23/580101123/trump-aims-to-play-salesman-during-davos-economic-forum
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« Reply #3474 on: January 25, 2018, 02:05:23 PM »
Did you hear about the Davos international economic conference is seeking a Trumpese-speaking translator in case there's someone actually speaking this obscure and obtuse language present?

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« Reply #3475 on: January 26, 2018, 11:59:48 PM »
GOP leadership should start thinking about saving their party instead of trying to save Trump:

Title: "The Mueller Bombshell Proves Republicans Are Running Out of Time"

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a15893218/trump-fire-mueller-russia/

Extract: "History will not be kind to Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, and others who stand by idly."
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« Reply #3476 on: January 27, 2018, 01:04:41 AM »
Is Team Trump planning a sell-off of Federal Public Lands?

Title: "Trump’s Leaked Infrastructure Plan Suggests A Future Sell-Off Of Public Land"

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-zinke-public-lands-infrastructure-plan_us_5a679e51e4b0e56300746c35

Extract: "The draft plan, which Politico and Axios obtained this week, includes this line: “Disposition of Federal Real Property: would establish through executive order the authority to allow for the disposal of Federal assets to improve the overall allocation of economic resources in infrastructure investment.”"
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« Reply #3477 on: January 27, 2018, 01:14:29 AM »
Team Trump should get a better grip on reality:

Title: "‘Secret Society’ FBI Text Actually Began With A ‘Beefcake’ Putin Calendar"

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fbi-text-secret-society-putin-beefcake-calendar_us_5a6940d1e4b0e56300762ffe?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Extract: "The backstory to the message that’s been blowing up conservative media is pretty funny."
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« Reply #3478 on: January 27, 2018, 03:37:53 AM »
OK apologies as I know a bit OT but something to cheer us all up = a joke my Canadian half-brother sent me. :D

 Donald Trump went to London and met with the Queen.
  "Your Queenship,” he asked her, “I am finding things way more difficult than I could have imagined. May I ask you - how do you run such an efficient government?  Are there any tips you can give me?”
“Well,” replied Her Majesty, “the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people.”
Trump frowned.  “But how do you know the people around you are really intelligent?” he asked.
 “Oh, that's easy” the Queen replied, “You just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle.
She pushed a button on her intercom. “Please send Theresa May in here. The Prime Minister walked into the room. “You called for me, Your Majesty?”
 “Answer me this, if you would, Theresa,” the Queen said. “Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?”
Without pausing for even a second, Theresa May answered, “That would be me.”
“Yes! Very good,” said the Queen.
 Trump went back home, returned to the White House and the very next day called for Mike Pence to come and see him.  Pence duly trotted in to the Oval Office.
 “Mike, answer this for me,” said the Donald. “Your mother and your father have a child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?”
  “I'm not sure,” said Pence. “Let me get back to you on that one.”
 Pence went panicking off to his advisers and asked everyone, but none of them could give him an answer.
 The next night, as it happened, Pence ran in to Hillary Clinton in a restaurant.. By now, desperate for an answer to give to his tyrannical boss, he approached her – much to her surprise.
 “Hillary, I know we haven’t always seen eye to eye but I would really appreciate it if you could answer this riddle for me.
 “Sure, Mike,” Hillary said. “I’m not one to hold a grudge. What is it?”
 “Thanks,” said Pence, “It’s this.  Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?”
 Hillary answered right back, “That's easy, it's me!”
 Pence smiled,  “Thanks!”
Pence then went back to speak with Trump. “Say, boss, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle.  It’s Hillary Clinton.”
Trump got up, stomped over to Pence, and angrily yelled at him. “No, you idiot! It’s Theresa May!
         ... AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS PRECISELY WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

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Re: The Trump Presidency (was "Presidential Poll")
« Reply #3479 on: January 27, 2018, 09:12:54 PM »
"Why did the USA elect Donald Trump ?"

Well before the election a similar queston was asked, here is my reply:

https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,1607.msg83746.html#msg83746

You really nailed it back then, sidd. I'm amazed that people just don't see it. Here's to hoping enough will, and not too late (if it isn't already).

sidd back then:
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Fora a long time now a large number of people have been getting screwed.They see the 1% get most benefit, while they struggle to survive. They know another Clinton will mean more of the same screwing.


And now they are getting 10x more screwed. The 1% got their tax cut. A handful of billionaire wingnuts and their acolytes are now running (down) the nation. Rick Perry (EPA) ecstatically hugs coal robber baron Murray... The litany of Screwed America 2017 is breathtaking.
Why are they so dumb?
Why that craving for suffering?

I have asked that already before Trump, last time during "Obama"care debate...
Oh wait, maybe here's the answer: Suicide helps end misery. But then, Why does Joe USA so desperately desire slow and painful suicide?. (Hmm, aha, opioids...?)

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Re: The Trump Presidency (was "Presidential Poll")
« Reply #3480 on: January 27, 2018, 11:50:46 PM »
The linked article provides details of Trump's WH (bad) behavior:

Title: "Media Madness: book shows Trump White House obsessed with press"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/media-madness-book-shows-trump-white-house-obsessed-with-press/ar-BBIjdDW?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

Extract: "A copy of Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press, and the War Over the Truth by Howard Kurtz, a host and media critic on the president’s favored Fox News network, was obtained by the Guardian ahead of its publication on Monday."
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« Reply #3481 on: January 28, 2018, 12:46:51 AM »
The Democrats are learning how to put a grassroots movement together (largely thanks to Trump):

Title: "How political groups are investing in Democratic candidates"

https://www.axios.com/political-groups-investing-in-democrats-2018-52bc1441-58d8-404d-bd11-8c0b45437eb5.html

Extract: "Democrats obviously want to take back control of the House and Senate in 2018, but various groups are investing in Democratic candidates running for seats outside of Congress.
Why it matters: By putting money and resources into Democratic candidates running for everything from their local school board to Attorney General, these groups will help build a bench of candidates for the Democratic Party who might run for higher office in years to come."
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« Reply #3482 on: January 28, 2018, 09:10:08 AM »
This is our planet. This is our time.
Let's not waste either.

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« Reply #3483 on: January 29, 2018, 12:13:58 AM »
Trump would use any excuse to concentrate more power into his hands:

Tile: "Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network"

https://www.axios.com/trump-team-debates-nationalizing-5g-network-f1e92a49-60f2-4e3e-acd4-f3eb03d910ff.html

Extract: "Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation’s mobile network to guard against China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios."
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« Reply #3484 on: January 29, 2018, 01:20:53 PM »
Trump would use any excuse to concentrate more power into his hands:

Tile: "Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network"

https://www.axios.com/trump-team-debates-nationalizing-5g-network-f1e92a49-60f2-4e3e-acd4-f3eb03d910ff.html

Extract: "Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation’s mobile network to guard against China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios."

Yes, please, let's have Ajit Pai--head of the FCC and destroyer of Net Neutrality--architect and run the nationalized 5G network. That way it's sure to have multi-tiered pricing with the fastest, most reliable service out-of-reach of most citizens; zero privacy from governmental (aka "Big Brother") snooping; and heavy profit-driven "private/public" financial ties with Verizon, Sprint, etc. IOW, it'll be slow, expensive, and intrusive. You know, just what America needs to stay competitive in the 21st Century.

I don't say this with a sense of defeatism, but of realism: America is over as a world leader in anything but, to quote the fictional Will McAvoy, "...three categories: the number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies."

To paraphrase another (I wish) fictional character: "Sad!"

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« Reply #3485 on: January 29, 2018, 05:21:22 PM »
The truth hurts:

Title: "Russia Putin: Kremlin accuses US of meddling in election"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42858750

Extract: "An expected US report that could sanction Kremlin-linked oligarchs is an attempt to influence Russia's March presidential election, Moscow has said.

The US treasury report is expected to detail the closeness of senior Russian political figures and oligarchs to President Vladimir Putin, who is standing for re-election."
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« Reply #3486 on: January 29, 2018, 05:53:34 PM »
The GOP is coming apart at the seams under Trump's 'leadership':

Title: "House GOP chairman in competitive district announces retirement"

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/371202-house-gop-chairman-in-competitive-district-announces-retirement

Extract: "Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in an increasingly competitive district."
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« Reply #3487 on: January 29, 2018, 06:19:27 PM »
The GOP is coming apart at the seams under Trump's 'leadership':

Title: "House GOP chairman in competitive district announces retirement"

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/371202-house-gop-chairman-in-competitive-district-announces-retirement

Extract: "Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in an increasingly competitive district."


Not unexpected, but welcome news if true.
Not seeing Trump as an effective leader I personally fear the GOP under Pence.
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« Reply #3488 on: January 30, 2018, 05:42:29 PM »
And this....coming from a Norwegian.....  OUCH.

President Donald Trump “cheats like hell” when he plays golf and is not nearly the caliber of player he claims to be, a top LPGA player told a Norwegian newspaper during an interview.

Suzann Pettersen, who has won two majors and 15 tour events and has known Trump for more than a decade, employed an old adage that likens one’s golf game to how one conducts himself or herself in the business world.

"He cheats like hell," Pettersen said, according to golf.com. "So I don't quite know how he is in business. They say that if you cheat at golf, you cheat at business."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-apos-cheats-hell-apos-152958107.html
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« Reply #3489 on: January 30, 2018, 09:19:44 PM »
I am speechless:

Title: "Trump campaign: Send us $35 and we'll scroll your name during State of the Union live stream"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/01/30/trump-campaign-uses-state-union-address-raise-money-re-election-bid/1079009001/

Extract: "President Trump's re-election campaign will cash in on the State of the Union address Tuesday night with a fundraising pitch: Send us at least $35, and we'll scroll your name during a live stream of the president's speech.

The fundraising technique is raising eyebrows from ethics watchdogs, who say the unprecedented attempt to raise money off an official White House event crosses a line.

In a solicitation, the Trump campaign asks supporters to "make a special State of the Union contribution to have your name broadcast on the Official Donald J. Trump for President livestream."

Suggested contributions range from $35 to $2,700.

"It’s not about just one of us," the fundraising pitch says. "It’s about ALL of us. Which is why your name deserves to be displayed during Tuesday night’s speech.""
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« Reply #3490 on: January 30, 2018, 09:43:32 PM »
A line from a song has been nagging me while trying without success to avoid the Trump:-

"When Uncle Sam is the one who belongs in the exercise yard ". By 10 cc, "Rubber Bullets", 1973.
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« Reply #3491 on: January 30, 2018, 09:51:54 PM »
The linked op/ed piece opines that Trump's infrastructure plan is a scam to lure gullible voters and to line the pockets of his political cronies.

Title: "Look for 'fairy dust' in Trump's infrastructure plan:

http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/371425-look-for-fairy-dust-in-trumps-infrastructure-plan

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« Reply #3492 on: January 30, 2018, 10:56:31 PM »
It is conceivable that Putin has told Trump how Putin ordered the FSB to create an artificial terrorist attack so that Putin could become a national hero for crushing the Chechens for something that they didn't do.

Title: "Donald Trump’s terrifying plan to win the 2018 midterms"

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/17/16893408/donald-trumps-2018-plan

Extract: "Is Donald Trump hoping foreign terrorists attack the United States?

That terrifying question is subtly embedded in a story this weekend reported by Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, and Sean Sullivan of the Washington Post on the Republican Party’s growing alarm about the upcoming 2018 midterms."


For background on the FSB's role in bombings apartment-houses in Moscow, Buinaksk, and Volgodonsk in 1999 that Putin blamed on the Chechen, just read the linked article by the conservative magazine the 'National Review':

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/439060/vladimir-putin-1999-russian-apartment-house-bombings-was-putin-responsible

Extract: "I believe that Vladimir Putin came to power as the result of an act of terror committed against his own people. The evidence is overwhelming that the apartment-house bombings in 1999 in Moscow, Buinaksk, and Volgodonsk, which provided a pretext for the second Chechen war and catapulted Putin into the presidency, were carried out by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). Yet, to this day, an indifferent world has made little attempt to grasp the significance of what was the greatest political provocation since the burning of the Reichstag."
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« Reply #3493 on: January 30, 2018, 11:05:39 PM »
The Putin alleged fake terrorism thing is a case of life imitates art ? In the Hollywood flic "The Long Kiss Goodnight" our heroine has to foil a fake terrorist plot -  a fundraiser for the FBI /CIA.

One can see that appealing to Trump.
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« Reply #3494 on: January 31, 2018, 03:42:05 AM »
I hope that the 'major event' that Trump is thinking about is real, or fabricated, terrorist event:

Title: "Trump says it will be hard to unify country without a ‘major event’"

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-it-will-be-hard-to-unify-country-without-a-major-event

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« Reply #3495 on: January 31, 2018, 05:18:37 PM »
The more the GOP clings to Trump, the more they will pay the political price during the midterm elections:

Title: "Rep. Hoyer: 90% chance Dems win House in 2018"

https://www.axios.com/collins-says-the-president-is-the-president-1f30774c-42fc-431e-8610-68316962715b.html

Extract: "Speaking to Mike Allen at an Axios News Shapers event this morning, Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer said it was "90% likely" that the Democrats will win the House majority in 2018, and that he expects to pick up about 30+ seats."
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« Reply #3496 on: January 31, 2018, 05:44:54 PM »
While the linked Slate article is an opinion piece, I believe that it makes a very strong point.  Trump introduced the idea that his Cabinet members should be empowered to remove federal employees whenever they do not toe the party line.  While congress is not likely to grant this authoritarian power now, Trump will likely call for this illegal authority again and again as he/Putin orchestrates events such as bloodying North Korea's nose and a major terrorist attack on US soil:

Title: "Donald Trump Just Asked Congress to End the Rule of Law"

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/donald-trump-just-asked-congress-to-end-the-rule-of-law.html

Extract: "Under the cover of his soothing rhetoric about unity and bipartisanship, Trump called on Congress to give him unprecedented and unquestionably antidemocratic powers: “Tonight,” he said, “I call on the congress to empower every Cabinet secretary with the authority to reward good workers—and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people.”

By design, it is easy to overlook the true significance of the second half of that phrase. But dwell on it for a moment, and imagine what this would actually look like in practice. Under Trump’s proposal, any Cabinet secretary could decide that, say, a law enforcement official investigating the president had “undermined the public trust” or “failed the American people”—and fire him on the spot. In other words, Trump is calling for an end to any semblance of independence for the IRS, the FBI, the Department of Justice, or any other federal agency.

To be sure, such legislation is unlikely to pass.  While the constant standing ovations for Trump from the Republican benches demonstrate the degree to which the GOP has now embraced the president, they are not yet at the point of dismantling the rule of law quite so brazenly; even if they did, the Supreme Court would be very likely to strike such a law down as unconstitutional.

But the fact that Trump’s authoritarian demand is unlikely to be realized anytime soon does not make it unimportant. In his first State of the Union, the 45th president of the United States asked Congress for the authority to end the rule of law. And that—not Trump’s supposedly unifying policy proposals, much less his supposedly presidential ability to read a speech off a teleprompter—should be the headline of every newspaper tomorrow."
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« Reply #3497 on: January 31, 2018, 06:03:43 PM »
Here is another opinion piece about how Trump is progressively pushing the GOP to support unlimited corruption:

Title: "The true state of Donald Trump’s union? Unlimited corruption"

https://www.salon.com/2018/01/31/the-true-state-of-donald-trumps-union-unlimited-corruption/

Extract: "Donald Trump’s first year as president ushered in an era of overwhelming, uncontrolled corruption"
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« Reply #3498 on: January 31, 2018, 07:18:34 PM »
The GOP rats continue to jump from their sinking ship, but Gowdy may well be earmarked to become a judge for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals so that he can continue working on the GOP's plan to corrupt the US judiciary:

Title: "Trey Gowdy announces retirement from Congress"

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/371629-trey-gowdy-announces-retirement-from-congress

Extract: "Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), chairman of a key House committee, announced Wednesday that he will not run for reelection.

Gowdy's name has regularly been tossed around as a potential pick by the Trump administration to fill a judicial appointment. While he's denied that speculation in the past, a vacancy on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over South Carolina, opened up just one day before Gowdy announced his retirement."
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« Reply #3499 on: January 31, 2018, 07:34:43 PM »
Here is another opinion piece about how Trump is progressively pushing the GOP to support unlimited corruption:

Title: "The true state of Donald Trump’s union? Unlimited corruption"

https://www.salon.com/2018/01/31/the-true-state-of-donald-trumps-union-unlimited-corruption/

Extract: "Donald Trump’s first year as president ushered in an era of overwhelming, uncontrolled corruption"

I think that's the case in all these western liberal countries. Just look at that new technology. Today's cameras are as small as the point of a needle. You want know it if you are in a room with cameras. So they place them in every place, like hotel rooms. And if they can get something they can use, than you hang. Because of that technology the world has become a cesspool of blackmail. And it's mainly immigrants who prefere these techniques. Climate change is not going to destroy these planet, technology is going to destroy it. Because, where can you go, even with millions in your pocket.