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Topic: TODAY IN TRUMPLAND. PART 2. - part 3
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Sat 06/29/19 02:57 PM

BUSTED! Trump’s CRAZY Rape Accuser Got Her Story STRAIGHT From A Law And Order Episode

https://youtu.be/GHs_wQd5Uto


I'll never understand why the right like to lie about things so much. It's like an insult to thinking people. Like they are stupid and can't tell the truth from a lie. Fake news. A lie, smear campaign made up and spread by the far right.

Trump Accuser Targeted With TV Clip

"A clip from an old episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is being used to discredit a woman who recently accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. The clip doesn’t prove that she is a “fraud,” as the headline of a story claims".

http://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/trump-accuser-targeted-with-tv-clip/

Here's how a fringe smear targeting E. Jean Carroll reached Donald Trump Jr.

"After author and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll reported that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., pushed a conspiracy theory that the claim was "ripped-off a plot" from a 2012 episode of NBC procedural Law & Order. Before being amplified by Trump Jr., the conspiracy theory was spread by a Twitter account associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory and another account whose content has regularly been shared by “seemingly-automated accounts.” It has also been pushed by the Daily Mail's political editor".

http://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/06/26/Heres-how-a-fringe-smear-targeting-E-Jean-Carroll-reached-Donald-Trump-Jr/224061

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Sat 06/29/19 05:19 PM



He refuses to face facts. He isn't as popular as he thinks he is. Right now, every Democrat running is ahead in the poles. Trump's own internal polling showed that. And what did Trump do when he found out? He fired all his internal posters. Saying they were wrong. Again, not wanting to face facts. Just the other day he was blowing off his mouth about how he may not accept the 2020 election results if it turns out to be against him. He may not want to leave the White House.


Personally I find that very scary. If he is elected as POTUS next year his twitter feed will be full of how wonderful the electoral system is in the USA because they 'got it right' and put him back in the White House. But if he is defeated by a Democrat, then his twitter feed will be just the opposite and full of accusations of illegal voting and any other means to kick him out. He clearly believes that he belongs in the White House and that if he is not elected the citizens of his country got it wrong' either by incompetance or by illegal means, and that if he is reutrned the US citizens 'got it right'.

As I said, very scary that such a man should have such importance.


Sir, this is past scary. Especially for thinking people. Just the other day Trump came close to starting WW3. For him to even consider any kind of military strike against these people, it's crazy and suicidal. You can tell that this man doesn't think. He just "knee jerk" reacts.

His actions are absolutely uncalled for. He seems to be such an idiot that he believes that we will go over there and start a fight and come out of it unscathed. As I said in another post, these people have biological weapons. Germ warfare. And these people are not one bit afraid to use it.

They are not afraid of dying themselves. If it came down to it, they would find a way to hit us biologically. They will find a way to get to us on our own soil. They have the means to kill millions of Americans. And this orange idiot wants to keep poking the bear. One thing I am afraid of, He will do something really stupid before we can get rid of him.

In my eyes, Congress is moving too slow. They are building an obstruction case against him. It will eventually go to a federal court. And when it does things will happen fast. The court will stand firm on our Constitution. New York is waiting there turn. As I said, I'm afraid he will do something really stupid before we can be rid of him.



Iran Strikes Back Against America. Is a War Coming to the Middle East?

"Tehran has started its very own maximum pressure campaign against Washington".

Iran Strikes Back Against America. Is a War Coming to the Middle East?
By most accounts, the United States and Iran came within minutes of armed conflict with each other on June 20, 2019".

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/iran-strikes-back-against-america-war-coming-middle-east-64671


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Sat 06/29/19 06:42 PM
CNN cuts to ad break after Trump sex assault accuser E Jean Carroll calls rape ‘sexy’


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9369184/cnn-ad-break-trump-accuser-rape-sexy/

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Sun 06/30/19 02:39 AM
E. Jean Carroll Is Not the ‘Perfect’ Victim. That Doesn’t Make Her a Liar.

"The columnist who accused Donald Trump of rape said on-air that some people consider rape ‘sexy.’ Cue conservative outrage. But mere awkwardness does not disprove her story".

http://www.thedailybeast.com/e-jean-carroll-is-not-the-perfect-victim-that-doesnt-make-her-a-liar

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Sun 06/30/19 03:17 AM
I have read that link to our English newspaper, 'The Sun' and I find it very hard to believe that a woman would accept a request to pose in underwear for someone who is not her husband, let alone a man who is known for his attitude to women. I find it even harder to believe that she allowed him into the changing room (men are NOT allowed into the female changing rooms here in the UK!) and then that he had the ability to do as she claimed. She says she fought him, but surely she should have brought up her knee sharply. That would bring tears to his eyes and hopefully great pain in his groin. But no, she fought him and nobody noticed! No security cameras were in use and no staff even noticed. May that shop was very quiet that day with little or no business, but here in the UK, shops are always busy and such a thing, even without cameras, just could not happen.

And finally, why wait till now to report it? Why not report directly to the shop on the day it happened?

I'm sorry to say that, for once (this time only, I promise!) I think this lady might be in that category of people who like to try it on and see if she can get a large out of court settlement from rich Mr T. Let it go to court then, it seems there are no witnesses at all, so it seems unlikely to me that any court would believe her story.

Just my two cents worth!

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Mon 07/01/19 01:48 PM

I have read that link to our English newspaper, 'The Sun' and I find it very hard to believe that a woman would accept a request to pose in underwear for someone who is not her husband, let alone a man who is known for his attitude to women. I find it even harder to believe that she allowed him into the changing room (men are NOT allowed into the female changing rooms here in the UK!) and then that he had the ability to do as she claimed. She says she fought him, but surely she should have brought up her knee sharply. That would bring tears to his eyes and hopefully great pain in his groin. But no, she fought him and nobody noticed! No security cameras were in use and no staff even noticed. May that shop was very quiet that day with little or no business, but here in the UK, shops are always busy and such a thing, even without cameras, just could not happen.

And finally, why wait till now to report it? Why not report directly to the shop on the day it happened?

I'm sorry to say that, for once (this time only, I promise!) I think this lady might be in that category of people who like to try it on and see if she can get a large out of court settlement from rich Mr T. Let it go to court then, it seems there are no witnesses at all, so it seems unlikely to me that any court would believe her story.

Just my two cents worth!


For me, right now, the jury is still out. I believe it's possible that it did happen. To know what we already know about Trump and his feelings towards women. It's possible. But then again, why wait till now? Years after the fact?

Trump hasn't done jack shyt. All he has done is ride the Obama wave and claim it as his own. Another Trump lie.


Poll: Trump not boosted by strong American economy

"WASHINGTON (AP) — The solid economy is doing little to bolster support for President Donald Trump.

Americans give Trump mixed reviews for his economic stewardship despite the growth achieved during this presidency, according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research".

http://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-norc-poll-trump-not-boosted-by-strong-american-economy/

How good can the economy be if the national debt keeps climbing? Seems we are living high on credit. Sooner or later the bill has to be paid.

House Democrats Press Case for Seeing Trump’s Business Records

"(Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers have the right to see President Donald Trump’s personal business records held by his accounting firm, attorneys for a Democrat-led House committee told a U.S. appeals court panel".

http://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/house-democrats-press-case-for-seeing-trump-s-business-records

Trump lashes out at New York’s attorney general and defends his shuttered family foundation

"President Trump attacked New York’s attorney general Monday for launching investigations into his companies and charitable foundation, which was forced to close last year.

In four successive tweets, Trump accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, of using the state’s attorney general to personally target him and his family. The president’s tweetstorm came months after Attorney General Letitia James launched a probe into the Trump Organization’s business dealings".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-lashes-out-at-new-yorks-attorney-general-and-defends-his-shuttered-family-foundation-184201356.html

An investigation by The Washington Post found that Trump used the charity’s funds to pay legal settlements for private businesses, to make an illegal political donation and to buy two portraits of Trump himself for a combined $30,000. The foundation’s largest gift — $264,231 to the Central Park Conservancy in 1989 — involved the restoration of a fountain outside Trump’s Plaza Hotel. Nope, nothing wrong in Trump's land of corruption. Trump miss appropriated funds from the Trump Foundation and was forced to close it. Trump is a crook. And he always has been.


Another photo opp for the dictator and the dictator wannabe.

Trump aide lashes out at N.Korea nuclear freeze idea

"Washington (AFP) - US National Security Advisor John Bolton lashed out Monday at a report that Washington might settle for a nuclear freeze with North Korea, calling it a "reprehensible attempt" to box in President Donald Trump".

http://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/house-democrats-press-case-seeing-164951848.html

Trump then walked a few paces into North Korean territory -- the first US president ever to do so." All this is so Trump can add this to his list of "accomplishments." Nothing of any substance will come of it.


Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez Says What We’re All Thinking About Ivanka Trump

"What exactly is Ivanka Trump doing? Both in general, and, most recently, at the G20 summit? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—and, likely, some other members of the American public—would love to know.

“It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification,” AOC tweeted on Saturday night, as video surfaced of the First Daughter-slash-White House-adviser standing in a gaggle of some of the world's most prominent and powerful leaders at the G20 in Osaka, Japan—including British Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron—offering random hand gestures and other comments.

The exchange is hard to hear, but according to the Financial Times: “Mr. Macron made a point about social justice. Mrs. May replied that people notice when the economy is brought into it. Ivanka Trump then interrupted with a non sequitur about how the defense industry is male-dominated.” We are all International Monetary Fund Chair Christine Lagarde, who responded with a curious sideways glance".

http://www.vogue.com/article/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ivanka-trump-qualifications-sarah-huckabee-sanders


Ocasio-Cortez: Ivanka Trump is not a 'qualified diplomat'


"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sharply criticized the White House on Saturday night after a video emerged of an awkward Ivanka Trump moment at the G-20 summit".

http://news.yahoo.com/ocasio-cortez-ivanka-trump-152932324.html

Don't care if she graduated from the local night school--doesn't mean she is qualified--she's "arm candy" for her daddy and that is very strange. It's amazing what you can achieve with rich parents, isn't it? Yet somehow a bartender is doing just as well. At least the bartender has a better idea of what she is doing. Almost every time one of the Trumps open their mouth, it's usually a lie or an attack on someone. Mostly lies though.












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Edited by Charles1962150 on Mon 07/01/19 02:27 PM
Former White House Officials Say President Trump 'Is Lying' Over Claims Obama Tried to Meet With Kim Jong Un

"Two former high-level White House officials flatly denied President Donald Trump’s claims on Sunday that President Barack Obama repeatedly sought meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

In a joint news conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, President Trump claimed that his predecessor had tried to meet with Kim on multiple occasions, only to be rebuffed.

“President Obama wanted to meet, and Chairman Kim would not meet him,” the President said. “The Obama administration was begging for a meeting. They were begging for meetings constantly, and Chairman Kim would not meet with him".

http://time.com/5617952/trump-lying-obama-kim-jong-un/

An Oral History of Trump’s Bigotry

"The first quotation from Donald Trump ever to appear in The New York Times came on October 16, 1973. Trump was responding to charges filed by the Justice Department alleging racial bias at his family’s real-estate company. “They are absolutely ridiculous,” Trump said of the charges. “We have never discriminated, and we never would".

In the years since then, Trump has assembled a long record of comment on issues involving African Americans as well as Mexicans, Hispanics more broadly, Native Americans, Muslims, Jews, immigrants, women, and people with disabilities. His statements have been reflected in his behavior—from public acts (placing ads calling for the execution of five young black and Latino men accused of rape, who were later shown to be innocent) to private preferences (“When Donald and Ivana came to the casino, the bosses would order all the black people off the floor,” a former employee of Trump’s Castle, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, told a writer for The New Yorker). Trump emerged as a political force owing to his full-throated embrace of “birtherism,” the false charge that the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama, was not born in the United States. His presidential campaign was fueled by nativist sentiment directed at nonwhite immigrants, and he proposed barring Muslims from entering the country. In 2016, Trump described himself to The Washington Post as “the least racist person that you’ve ever encountered".

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/




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Mon 07/01/19 02:26 PM
Trump’s claim that Obama tried to meet with Kim Jong-un is a lie, say former W.H. advisers

"President Trump claimed during his historic visit to North Korea on Sunday that former President Barack Obama tried and failed to meet with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, but former staffers have denounced that statement.

“President Obama wanted to meet and Chairman Kim would not meet him. The Obama administration was begging for a meeting. They were begging for meetings constantly and Chairman Kim would not meet with him,” Trump claimed during a press conference.

HoweverFormer Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes refuted the president’s claim, saying “Trump is lying".

http://www.apnews.com/172c35fb64ee34db5341bfda3287ae97

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Mon 07/01/19 06:53 PM
Democrats decry 'inhumane conditions' at migrant detention camps

"CLINT, Texas — A delegation of Democratic members of Congress traveled to the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday to tour migrant detention facilities and decried the “inhumane conditions” they found".


http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-decry-inhumane-conditions-at-migrant-detention-camps-and-face-insults-from-trump-supporters-234942765.html

#UnwantedIvanka edits the first daughter into historic events, photos after G-20 conversations

"President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump faced sharp criticism from some for her role at the G-20 summit last week in Osaka, Japan.

Ivanka Trump was seen photographed alongside many world leaders throughout the summit despite her not being an elected official nor a member of the president's Cabinet. "

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/01/ivanka-trump-g-20-prompts-unwantedivanka-edited-photos/1615522001/

What are Ivanka`s qualifications to be the SENIOR adviser to the president of the United States again?

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Tue 07/02/19 02:34 PM
Edited by Charles1962150 on Tue 07/02/19 02:48 PM
If you read the Mueller report the IRA is a Russian organization that comes onto forums and post political commentary designed to mislead.

Exposing Russia’s Effort to Sow Discord Online: The Internet Research Agency and Advertisements

"On February 16, 2018, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III indicted 13 Russian individuals and three Russian organizations for engaging in operations to interfere with U.S. political and electoral processes, including the 2016 presidential election. This was a significant step forward in exposing a surreptitious social media campaign and holding accountable those responsible for this attack. The indictment spells out in exhaustive detail the breadth and systematic nature of this conspiracy, dating back to 2014, as well as the multiple ways in which Russian actors misused online platforms to carry out their clandestine operations.

Throughout the indictment, Mueller lays out important facts about the activities of the Internet Research Agency (IRA)—the notorious Russian “troll” farm—and its operatives".


http://intelligence.house.gov/social-media-content/

Here’s Everything The Mueller Report Says About How Russian Trolls Used Social Media

"Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign provides one of the most detailed looks at how Russia’s Internet Research Agency — the infamous Kremlin-linked troll farm — tried to hijack the 2016 election and swing the vote in favor of Donald Trump".

http://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/mueller-report-internet-research-agency-detailed-2016


Russia worked hard to recruit social media users to campaign for Trump

"We already knew that the Internet Research Agency (IRA), which is essentially a farm of bots and trolls, exposed 126 million Americans on Facebook to Russian-backed propaganda during the 2016 US presidential election. But today's release of the redacted Mueller report has shed light on new details, including the great lengths the IRA went to in using social media to provoke social discord in the US. The report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, titled "The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election," highlights how the IRA created thousands of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Tumblr to create posts in "support for the Trump Campaign and opposition to candidate [Hillary] Clinton".

http://www.engadget.com/2019/04/18/mueller-report-russia-ira-social-media-facebook-twitter-trump/

The Mueller Report Shows Just How Much Russia Trolled Americans in Real Life, Too

http://slate.com/technology/2019/04/mueller-report-internet-research-agency-ira-trolls-real-life.html

Through email leaks and propaganda, Russians sought to elect Trump, Mueller finds

"In what will stand as among the most definitive public accounts of the Kremlin’s attack on the American political system, the report of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation laid out in precise, chronological detail how “the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a sweeping and systematic fashion.” "

http://www.benton.org/headlines/through-email-leaks-and-propaganda-russians-sought-elect-trump-mueller-finds
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House panel sues Treasury, IRS over Trump's tax returns

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives panel on Tuesday filed a long-awaited lawsuit in federal court to demand President Donald Trump's individual and business tax returns".

http://www.npr.org/2019/07/02/738030272/house-democrats-sue-for-trumps-tax-returns

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/house-panel-sues-treasury-irs-trump-tax-returns-190702201855044.html

'Baby Trump' blimp appears grounded for July 4 protest during president's DC celebration

"WASHINGTON – The "Baby Trump" blimp is grounded – for now.

According to the activist group CODEPINK, which was going to fly the blimp, the National Park Service granted the group a permit on July 1 to fly the balloon, but only if the balloon were filled with air, not helium.

"The permit...does did not allow the balloon to be filled with any helium, only air, and the permit is not in the location we requested – within line of sight of the Lincoln Memorial where President Trump will be speaking," wrote CODEPINK in a press release.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/02/4th-july-baby-trump-blimp-might-not-fly-over-washington-d-c/1627109001/

Trump, once again trying to act like a little dictator wannabe instead of a "president". But then again, it's hard to act like an "elected" official when in reality you're not. For the most part, our gov has always tried to keep our military capabilities on the down low.

We've never been a country that displayed our military might. We always left that up to the dictators of the world. We made them "guess" about what we have. Trump, being the little dictator wannabe that he is, he wants to act like other dictators by showing our military might.

Which is another stupid idea. I'm sure, within reason, many of these little countries know to a point what we have. But at the same time, our president shouldn't be flaunting anything we do have to the other dictators of the world. It's just stupid. It's like saying, "Look at what we have". Now that you see it maybe you can copy it. Just, dumb.


Trump's Fourth of July extravaganza troubles military veterans

"President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that the nation’s military leaders are “thrilled” that he’s trotting out a dazzling display of troops, tanks, helicopters and fighter jets for his personal Independence Day celebration.

But multiple former military leaders are publicly expressing dismay, calling it the latest example of Trump politicizing the armed services".

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/02/trumps-militarized-july-4-1567767

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/01/trump-tanks-fourth-july-1393664

Washington Post Issues Warning About Trump's Fourth Of July Bash

"The Washington Post editorial board has issued a warning to Americans, urging them not to be taken in by the pomp and ceremony that will be on display at President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July celebration in Washington.

Trump has hijacked this year’s party in the capital and plans to station tanks on the streets and a flyover of warplanes overhead.

“The order of the day as ordained by Mr. Trump will not be patriotism but instead personality and politics,” wrote the newspaper’s editorial board Monday in an opinion titled “Trump’s Fourth of July plans just keep getting worse".

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/washington-post-donald-trump-fourth-july-party-084150241.html

Washington Post Issues Warning About Donald Trump’s Fourth Of July Bash

"The newspaper’s editorial board explained why Americans shouldn’t be lured by the spectacle of the event".

"The Washington Post editorial board has issued a warning to Americans, urging them not to be taken in by the pomp and ceremony that will be on display at President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July celebration in Washington.

Trump has hijacked this year’s party in the capital and plans to station tanks on the streets and a flyover of warplanes overhead." "“The order of the day as ordained by Mr. Trump will not be patriotism but instead personality and politics,” wrote the newspaper’s editorial board Monday in an opinion titled “Trump’s Fourth of July plans just keep getting worse."

Trump’s Fourth of July plans just keep getting worse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-fourth-of-july-plans-just-keep-getting-worse/2019/07/01/6c8527b8-9c2e-11e9-85d6-5211733f92c7_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9555c8af4491






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Tue 07/02/19 06:05 PM
The U.S. is 'headed to fascism,' says Ocasio-Cortez after touring of detention facilities at the southern border

"EL PASO, Texas — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the conditions at U.S. migrant detention facilities “horrifying” in an interview Monday evening and doubled down on her comparisons of the situation at the border to World War II.

“Are we headed to fascism? Yes. I don’t think there’s a question,” the congresswoman told Yahoo News hours after she toured the detention facilities run by Customs and Border Protection. “If you actually take the time to study, and to look at the steps, and to see how government transforms under authoritarian regimes, and look at the political decisions and patterns of this president, the answer is yes".

"Last month Ocasio-Cortez sparked controversy when she described the migrant detention facilities as “concentration camps on our southern border.” Her comment drew an immediate backlash from critics who accused her of trivializing Nazi concentration camps, while others, including some Holocaust survivors and scholars, said the comparison was a valid one.

The freshman Democratic lawmaker from New York refused to back down from that comparison, and in her conversation with Yahoo News, Ocasio-Cortez argued that many things about President Trump echo that dark period in history".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/the-us-is-headed-to-fascism-says-ocasio-cortez-after-tour-of-detention-facilities-at-southern-border-195842239.html


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Tue 07/02/19 06:42 PM
Judge blocks Trump policy keeping asylum-seekers locked up

" SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy that would keep thousands of asylum-seekers locked up while they pursue their cases, saying the Constitution demands that such migrants have a chance to be released from custody."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-blocks-trump-policy-keeping-asylum-seekers-locked-up

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Tue 07/02/19 07:23 PM
Government watchdog photos show dangerous conditions at Border Patrol sites for migrants

"WASHINGTON – Migrants were overcrowded in federal detention facilities in the Rio Grande Valley, where dangerous conditions were described as “a ticking time bomb” during June, according to an inspector general’s report Tuesday.

In one room at Customs and Border Protection’s Fort Brown station near the U.S-Mexico border in Texas, 51 women were in a cell with a capacity for 40 juveniles, according to the report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general’s office. In another cell, 71 men were in a cell designated for 41, the report said".


http://www.yahoo.com/news/government-watchdog-photos-show-dangerous-232521110.html

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Tue 07/02/19 07:50 PM
This is a little off topic. But it's still something that people who want to know, should know.

When Obama Had “Total Control of Congress” When in reality it was 4 months. Read and learn.

"Lies are easy to get away with if they are repeated often enough and given voice by many different people. Repeat a lie often enough and that lie often becomes conventional wisdom. Repeating a lie doesn’t change the lie into the truth, it changes the people hearing the repeated lie. They begin to accept the lie as truth. One huge example: ‘Iraq has WMD".

http://www.ohio.com/article/20120909/NEWS/309099447




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Wed 07/03/19 12:59 AM
Trump's July 4: Patriotic or self-promoting?

"Critics argue that Trump is putting himself at the center of the celebration, making the event more about him than Americans as a whole. Others are concerned the celebration will serve as a de facto Trump campaign rally — a major change from what has traditionally been a nonpartisan occasion where previous presidents kept a lower profile. Making politically aimed remarks at the event may even be illegal, some say".

http://news.yahoo.com/trumps-july-4-patriotic-or-selfpromoting-212050277.html

Will Trump talk about how great he and his administration is and all of their great accomplishments, if he does, then it is a campaign rally at our expense. I hope he can rise to the occasion and refrain from self-aggrandizing?

But, it sounds like I want all the military chiefs to salute me....me...me...me...it is all about me...me...me...the Fourth of July will be renamed Trump's Parade Day...me...me...me...your best favorite Nobel prized stable genius MAGA Grand Wizard freewheeling President ever...and ever!

We will see how this pans out soon.


Now he wants to try to imitate the dictators he looks up too.


Trump 'demands US military chiefs stand next to him' at 4th of July parade.

"Donald Trump has reportedly requested the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines stand next to him during a special Fourth of July event.

The US president has said a display of US military tanks will be part of the “Salute to America” event he is headlining in Washington on Thursday.

There is also expected to be a military demonstration by the US Navy Blue Angels and other aircraft.

Mr. Trump has asked the chiefs for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines stand next to him as aircraft from each of their branches of the military fly overhead, the New York Times reports.

The event is likely to raise concerns over Mr. Trump’s desire to parade US military forces through the streets of the capital in a similar manner to authoritarian regimes such as North Korea, Iran, and China".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/salute-to-america-trump-4th-july-military-parade-tanks-aircraft-salute-to-america-washington-army-a8983776.html

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Wed 07/03/19 01:59 PM
Trump defends the cost of having tanks and military planes at his July 4 celebration

"On the eve of his planned July 4 celebration in Washington, D.C., President Trump pushed back against criticism over the amount of money it is costing American taxpayers.

According to the Washington Post, the National Park Service is “diverting nearly $2.5 million in entrance and recreation fees primarily intended to improve parks across the country to cover costs.” The White House has refused to disclose the actual cost of the event".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-defends-cost-of-having-tanks-and-military-planes-at-his-july-4-celebration-154239011.html

Trump takes money from the military to build a wall. Trump takes money from the park service to have a campaign rally. Trump robs from Peter to pay Paul, Trump spends over 100 million to play golf, he will bankrupt this Country to satisfy his own ego. Get ready people the great recession will seem like recess compared to the crash Trump is bringing.

Where does Trump get the authority to unilaterally pluck $2.5 million for Parks & Services for his campaign rally? Can he then take any amount from a gov't agency he wants, whenever he wants for whatever reason he wants? The money was to improve our nation's parks not fund a Trump military and self-promotion show.

Trump tries to defend the cost of having tanks and military planes at his July 4 celebration. Hard to defend 22 trillion and climbing debt.

While once again trying to hide what he's doing from the American public. By refusing to disclose the total amount it's going to cost the taxpayer, he is thumbing his nose at us. Fu#$ you American taxpayer. You are going to pay for my parade whether you like it or not. This 4th is all about "ME!"


New U.S. census turmoil as Trump denies dropping citizenship question.

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration had not dropped its efforts to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, contradicting statements made by his own officials including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday blocked Trump’s plan to add the citizenship question, saying administration officials had given a “contrived” rationale.

Administration officials including Ross said on Tuesday that the census forms were being printed without the citizenship question".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census/new-us-census-turmoil-as-trump-denies-dropping-citizenship-question-idUSKCN1TY24T

It's fine to talk to dictators, whether you're Trump or Obama. But don't embarrass America.

"Unfortunately, the border between North Korea and South Korea wasn’t the only line Trump crossed Sunday. As usual, he humiliated himself and degraded the great office he holds, with his weekend of desperate sucking up to not only Kim but also Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/03/donald-trump-shames-america-kim-putin-bin-salman-column/1626817001/

Trump has made the U.S.the laughing stock of the world. If you look at the picture, a little bit more and they will be holding hands.




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Wed 07/03/19 08:28 PM
Edited by Charles1962150 on Wed 07/03/19 08:34 PM
Appeals court: Trump can't use Pentagon cash for border wall


"SAN DIEGO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election".

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/appeals-court-trump-pentagon-cash-border-wall-64122744

And now the comments saying the 9th circuit is liberal shall commence regardless that it was a 3 panel. The same commenters will then state that the 9th circuit has a high rate of reversals while not understanding they hear the most appeals. Last is when the so-called Trump Law students start speaking. Learn how the court system works.

The constitutional division of powers was created to prevent Presidents from behaving and ruling like kings...

Which in the view of an increasing number of experts, both domestic and international, Trump is doing or at least, trying very hard to do it?

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Wed 07/03/19 09:09 PM
PHOTOS: Where migrants are held in U.S. custody

"The treatment of migrants in federal custody has come under intense scrutiny following recent reports of unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, and prolonged detention of adults and children at several U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities near the southwest border".

http://news.yahoo.com/photos-where-migrants-are-held-in-us-custody-191452741.html

I've been hearing the Republicans saying something about doing away with "catch&release" Is this Trumps "better idea"? It doesn't seem to be working. In the end, this is something that the American taxpayer will have to pay.

President Trump’s claim that Democrats created ‘catch and release’ policies


"Trump argues catch-and-release “loopholes” are heavily exploited and open a back door to smugglers and bad actors. (This claim is also fact-checkable, but it’s not our focus today.)

The president’s tweet suggests that Democrats saddled him with catch and release. Did Democrats really come up with these policies?

The Facts

“Catch and release” entered the political lexicon during the George W. Bush administration".

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/04/president-trumps-claim-that-democrats-created-catch-and-release-policies/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.82be360d62da

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Thu 07/04/19 12:25 AM
AOC accuses Trump of provoking border crisis to ‘squeeze out money for a wall’

"Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told Hunter Walker of Yahoo News that blame for the funding crisis ultimately falls on President Donald Trump and his effort to pay for a long-sought border wall.

“He creates a political moment where he can squeeze out money for a wall,” said Ocasio-Cortez, who is also known as AOC. “The reason that he does this is to create this outrage and to say we need more money".

http://news.yahoo.com/aoc-trump-border-crisis-153808972.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

I've said it before, and I will say it again. It seemed odd to me that all this border mess started almost to the day Trump took office. No problems, no more than normal. Until he stepped in. And it's been deep shyt ever since. And getting deeper by the day.

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Thu 07/04/19 09:22 PM
NBC, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, PBS aqnd CNN all refused to broadcast the national 4th of July celebration only because President Trump showed up to give a speech. No it was not political. These networks have shown themselves very low in how they've misled the country but this was a new low. Yet, several of the 20 democratic candidates appeared at celebrations and they were nationally recognized on the networks.

Even parts of their speeches were broadcast. Those who hate the President probably feel good about this. However, it displays just how biased our national networks are: only display one parties candidates while making disparaging innuendoes about out nationally elected President.

... and they can't understand why Americans do not trust the national news networks? Actually they are upset because they are use to controlling what side of a story is broadcast and yet claim to be balanced. Even their own polls tell them American's do not trust them.

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