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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 1:35:35 GMT
Kyle Griffin..,
“Fed and state investigators are scrutinizing employment docs of immigrants without legal status who say they worked at Trump's Bedminster club, their attorney says. It indicates that investigators may be launching a probe into the club's hiring practices.”
My guess is one day trump might be really sorry he decided to run for President.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 30, 2018 1:57:33 GMT
”President Donald Trump said the two Guatemalan children who died in U.S. custody were "very sick" when they arrived The boy arrived on the 18th and got sick, with cold symptoms, the Sunday before Christmas(23rd) or even Christmas Eve, so he did not come here sick!!
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 30, 2018 2:09:27 GMT
My guess is one day trump might be really sorry he decided to run for President. I think he will stay a narcissistic ass and be proud of himself and believe he has done nothing wrong and is great for America until the day he dies. Everything bad he has ever done will be "but look at the tax cuts... And I think he has the money to drag this shit out in court until he croaks. If he sees the inside of a prison, it will be a country club type place. I do believe his companies should be scrutinized for their hiring practices and employees, but he will blame the workers for their deception and his hiring people and claim he didn't know.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 30, 2018 3:11:34 GMT
If he sees the inside of a prison, it will be a country club type place. Only so for Federal convictions. NY State a whole 'nother ball game!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 3:12:56 GMT
Does that alter the pillows in same way? No, but some would rather not provide additional funds that may be used to support Trump. Just like I avoid spending money at HL if I can find the item I need at another store b/c I don’t want to support the organizations that HL supports with their profits. I also avoid Chick-Fil-A because I don’t agree with the way they choose to spend their charitable dollars. I would never try to stop them from exercising their 1st Amendment rights, but I choose not to participate. It's purchasing a pillow not participating in politics.
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 30, 2018 3:19:15 GMT
If he sees the inside of a prison, it will be a country club type place. Only so for Federal convictions. NY State a whole 'nother ball game! Wouldn't employing undocumented workers be a federal offense? I hope NY gets his ass. And his kids' and everybody who has completely screwed this country.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 30, 2018 3:29:46 GMT
Only so for Federal convictions. NY State a whole 'nother ball game! Wouldn't employing undocumented workers be a federal offense? I hope NY gets his ass. And his kids' and everybody who has completely screwed this country. knowingly employing an undocumented worker could also be a state crime. If they withhold state income tax using a fake SSN, that could be a state violation separate from federal. I don’t know what the state laws say in this case, though, or what the penalties might be. It might not matter in a state like FL where there is no state income tax (or st least I don’t think there is one). Depending on the source of the documents, there could be state identity theft laws that would apply.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 30, 2018 3:41:36 GMT
It might not matter in a state like FL where there is no state income tax (or st least I don’t think there is one). He has his golf club in Bedminster NJ..... Several people working there have outed themselves as undocumented.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 30, 2018 3:50:58 GMT
It might not matter in a state like FL where there is no state income tax (or st least I don’t think there is one). He has his golf club in Bedminster NJ..... Several people working there have outed themselves as undocumented. Yes, I know this particular question is about New Jersey, but cutting corners at one location at least raised the question of whether it happened at others, including Mar-a-lago.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 4:08:38 GMT
We know what trump is doing tonight...
“It turns out to be true now, that the Department of Justice and the FBI, under President Obama, rigged the investigation for Hillary and really turned the screws on Trump, and now it looks like in a corrupt & illegal way. The facts are out now. Whole Hoax exposed. @jessebwatters”
Watching Fox.
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 30, 2018 4:13:19 GMT
We know what trump is doing tonight... “It turns out to be true now, that the Department of Justice and the FBI, under President Obama, rigged the investigation for Hillary and really turned the screws on Trump, and now it looks like in a corrupt & illegal way. The facts are out now. Whole Hoax exposed. @jessebwatters” Watching Fox. It amazes/baffles me that they think that just because they say it, it should be taken as truth.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Dec 30, 2018 4:31:24 GMT
No, but some would rather not provide additional funds that may be used to support Trump. Just like I avoid spending money at HL if I can find the item I need at another store b/c I don’t want to support the organizations that HL supports with their profits. I also avoid Chick-Fil-A because I don’t agree with the way they choose to spend their charitable dollars. I would never try to stop them from exercising their 1st Amendment rights, but I choose not to participate. It's purchasing a pillow not participating in politics. She, and others who think like her can give their dollars to those whom they chose. If they know of a company’s politics and chose not to buy (support) that company, it’s their choice. Regardless of what the make or service they provide.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 4:35:35 GMT
NBC..
”BEIJING — China's soybean imports from the United States plunged to zero in November, marking the first time since the trade war between the world's two largest economies started that China, the world's largest soybean buyer, has imported no U.S. supplies.
Instead, China has leaned on Brazilian imports to replace the U.S. cargoes, customs data showed on Monday.
China brought in 5.07 million metric tons of soybeans from Brazil in November, up more than 80 percent from 2.76 million metric tons a year ago, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
Meanwhile, U.S. imports plunged from 4.7 million metric tons in November 2017 and were down from 67,000 metric tons in October.”
I guess this trump winning..
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 30, 2018 4:43:55 GMT
I’m binging on a couple of podcasts currently - one about Nixon & one about Agnew - and they’re uncanny. Trump is taking his terminology straight out of Agnew’s playbook. He seriously just said witch hunt!
I’m too young to remember any of this IRL but hearing it now has my jaw on the floor. Did we really learn nothing from this??!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 5:46:31 GMT
And trump continued..
”“It turns out to be true now, that the Department of Justice and the FBI, under President Obama, rigged the investigation for Hillary and really turned the screws on Trump, and now it looks like in a corrupt & illegal way. The facts are out now. Whole Hoax exposed.”
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 30, 2018 10:57:05 GMT
Marking my spot.
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Post by mollycoddle on Dec 30, 2018 12:23:21 GMT
Mueller, She Wrote Podcast.. ”The house judiciary and intelligence committees have officially CLOSED the three-year investigation into Hillary’s emails ZERO indictments ZERO felonies ZERO arrests ZERO convictions Mueller has nabbed 38 people or entities with over 200 felonies. 52 are “collusion” #winning” Kind of like the 8 hearings on Benghazi. It’s incredible, really. The really interesting thing to me is how RW media bleats in unison about these “scandals” and “investigations” and conservatives who listen to them hear the same drivel from Rush, Sean, Laura, etc. if you have ever wondered how or why conservatives believe this stuff, that’s why. Their media is very disciplined and on message.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 13:52:39 GMT
It's purchasing a pillow not participating in politics. She, and others who think like her can give their dollars to those whom they chose. If they know of a company’s politics and chose not to buy (support) that company, it’s their choice. Regardless of what the make or service they provide. Of course it's their choice, that isn't even up for debate. What I disagree with is the idea that by purchasing a pillow, you're participating in politics.
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Post by pyccku on Dec 30, 2018 14:38:08 GMT
Of course it's their choice, that isn't even up for debate. What I disagree with is the idea that by purchasing a pillow, you're participating in politics. How about by not listening to certain music? Or by not buying a CD? Or a coffee maker? Or some shoes? Or a sports league? Every once in a while we get to vote at the ballot box. But we can vote with our wallets every single day. It can be a very effective tactic, and it does send a message to business owners. Corporations are people, remember? If there is a person I think is a horrible person with morals I disagree with, I choose not to associate with them. This is just the logical extension of that. In America, it's all about the money. People don't change their policies or practices until it hits them in the wallet. A boycott is one thing that "we the people" can do to show our displeasure with things, since it doesn't seem like calling our representatives in Congress makes a difference.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 30, 2018 14:44:17 GMT
She, and others who think like her can give their dollars to those whom they chose. If they know of a company’s politics and chose not to buy (support) that company, it’s their choice. Regardless of what the make or service they provide. Of course it's their choice, that isn't even up for debate. What I disagree with is the idea that by purchasing a pillow, you're participating in politics. Let's say I buy a pillow. The company later donates money (made from selling pillows--including mine) to Trump or other causes that I would not choose to give my money to. I am indirectly donating money to/helping those causes by buying the pillow. It might be a very small amount, but enough people buying pillows (or not) adds up.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 14:47:09 GMT
linkIt would appear that I am not alone in thinking we may be past the baby steps approach when it comes to climate change. And it would also appear that the folks we elect also get that the baby steps days are over when it comes to climate change. NBC News.. “ Polling: Consensus emerges in climate change debate“
From the article.. “WASHINGTON - The climate change debate has been a part of politics in Washington for decades now, but polling from 2018 shows that there may be a consensus emerging from the American public. A range of surveys show more people believe it is happening and more people believe humans are responsible. If you expect those changing views to lead to action in Washington, however, think again. In the places where it counts, where laws and regulations are made, the feelings concerning what should be done about climate change are much more divided.On the most basic level, there is big agreement that climate change is a real thing and is happening before our eyes, according to a massive survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason Center for Climate Change Communication. That data showed 70 percent of Americans believe “global warming is happening” and 57 percent believe “global warming is being caused mostly by human activities.” In a nation as divided as the United States is right now, those are remarkable numbers. The American Communities Project went further and analyzed those data through its set of 15 different community types and found similar numbers. Large majorities in all types believe climate change is real and majorities in most communities believing humans are mostly causing the changes.” The latest NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll provides more evidence of a climate change majority. Two-thirds of those surveyed say they believe climate change is a serious problem and the nation needs to take action. That number is up 15 percentage points from 1999. At the same time, only 30 percent say we don’t know enough yet or that we don’t need to be concerned. That figure is down 13 points from 1999. That’s real movement.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 14:58:40 GMT
NBC.. ”BEIJING — China's soybean imports from the United States plunged to zero in November, marking the first time since the trade war between the world's two largest economies started that China, the world's largest soybean buyer, has imported no U.S. supplies. Instead, China has leaned on Brazilian imports to replace the U.S. cargoes, customs data showed on Monday. China brought in 5.07 million metric tons of soybeans from Brazil in November, up more than 80 percent from 2.76 million metric tons a year ago, data from the General Administration of Customs showed. Meanwhile, U.S. imports plunged from 4.7 million metric tons in November 2017 and were down from 67,000 metric tons in October.” I guess this trump winning..
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 15:07:08 GMT
linkAnd then there is this from Newsweek. More of trump “winning” I guess. “ DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE WARS LEAVE U.S. FARMERS 'HELPLESS' AS OTHER NATIONS GAIN ADVANTAGES““ American farmers are watching “helplessly” as President Donald Trump’s trade policies are helping to boost foreign nations. U.S. Wheat Associates President Vince Peterson said earlier this month that the American agricultural market is facing an “imminent collapse” after Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Frankly, this is because of provisions negotiated by (former U.S. President Barack Obama's administration) for our benefit under the Trans-Pacific Partnership,” Peterson said, adding that foreign rivals like Australia and Canada will “now benefit from those provisions, as U.S. farmers watch helplessly.” Peterson made the remarks during a public hearing held by the U.S. Trade Representative, according to Australia’s SBS News. The criticism comes as the United States prepares to be left out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which goes into effect on December 30. The U.S. was originally part of the global trade agreement, but President Trump withdrew from the pact on his third day in the White House in January 2017. The partnership includes 11 Asia-Pacific countries including Japan, Australia and Vietnam. The partnership was created to help lower tariffs among the cooperating countries and to limit China’s reach in the region. The criticism comes as the United States prepares to be left out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which goes into effect on December 30. The U.S. was originally part of the global trade agreement, but President Trump withdrew from the pact on his third day in the White House in January 2017. The partnership includes 11 Asia-Pacific countries including Japan, Australia and Vietnam. The partnership was created to help lower tariffs among the cooperating countries and to limit China’s reach in the region.Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the agreement. He said at the time that the move was a “great thing for the American worker.” Later on in his presidency, Trump appeared to change his tune on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. While speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in January 2018, the president said that he would be “open” to renegotiating the agreement.
As the U.S. is left out of the new Trans-Pacific Partnership, President Trump says that there is “big progress” being made with his trade negotiations with China. The trade war between the two nations has cost billions of dollars over the past year. Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to halt the trade war for 90 days as they negotiate a possible deal. But the negotiations come during a partial government shutdown, which began before Christmas as a result of Trump’s refusal to sign a spending bill that does not include $5 billion for his long-promised border wall.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 15:21:31 GMT
MTP..
”.@drkatemarvel says the private sector has countered the environmental impacts of the Trump administration rolling back EPA policies #MTP
“It's not necessarily as catastrophic as it might otherwise be.”
Really? I wonder if this “private sector” that have coal and oil fired power plants will make the changes necessary to eliminate toxins like mercury coming out of their smoke stacks now with this EPA reversal? My guess is no.
NPR...
”In another proposed reversal of an Obama-era standard, the EPA on Friday said limiting mercury and other toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants is not cost-effective and should not be considered "appropriate and necessary."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 15:32:03 GMT
linkWell trump isn’t going to like the results of this study.. Forbes... ” Marijuana Legalization Means Safer Borders And Less Smuggling, Study Shows”From the article. As more states have moved to create a legal supply chain for marijuana, less cannabis is being smuggled over the U.S.’s southern border. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis from the Cato Institute, which looked at Border Patrol marijuana seizures over time. “State-level marijuana legalization has significantly undercut marijuana smuggling,” David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at Cato, wrote in the paper, published last week. “Based on Border Patrol seizures, smuggling has fallen 78 percent over just a five-year period. Because marijuana was the primary drug smuggled between ports of entry, where Border Patrol surveils, the value of the agency’s seizures overall — on a per-agent basis — has declined 70 percent.”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 30, 2018 15:33:19 GMT
Winning is wonderful! Or so says dt! Surely not our farmers!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 15:34:17 GMT
And in other important news from the LA Times...
”TSA has said it would deploy more floppy-ear dogs because they're less scary than pointy-ear dogs.
“We find the passenger acceptance of floppy-ear dogs is just better. It presents just a little bit less of a concern. Doesn’t scare children.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 15:35:16 GMT
Of course it's their choice, that isn't even up for debate. What I disagree with is the idea that by purchasing a pillow, you're participating in politics. How about by not listening to certain music? Or by not buying a CD? Or a coffee maker? Or some shoes? Or a sports league? Every once in a while we get to vote at the ballot box. But we can vote with our wallets every single day. It can be a very effective tactic, and it does send a message to business owners. Corporations are people, remember? If there is a person I think is a horrible person with morals I disagree with, I choose not to associate with them. This is just the logical extension of that. In America, it's all about the money. People don't change their policies or practices until it hits them in the wallet. A boycott is one thing that "we the people" can do to show our displeasure with things, since it doesn't seem like calling our representatives in Congress makes a difference. Just as it looked, trying to stop them from exercising their 1st amendment right is the entire purpose. I would never try to stop them from exercising their 1st Amendment rights, but I choose not to participate. Baking a cake for a wedding is not participating in the wedding, but buying a pillow is participating in politics. Funny how it is or isn't participating depending on who you agree with.
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Post by Merge on Dec 30, 2018 15:57:57 GMT
How about by not listening to certain music? Or by not buying a CD? Or a coffee maker? Or some shoes? Or a sports league? Every once in a while we get to vote at the ballot box. But we can vote with our wallets every single day. It can be a very effective tactic, and it does send a message to business owners. Corporations are people, remember? If there is a person I think is a horrible person with morals I disagree with, I choose not to associate with them. This is just the logical extension of that. In America, it's all about the money. People don't change their policies or practices until it hits them in the wallet. A boycott is one thing that "we the people" can do to show our displeasure with things, since it doesn't seem like calling our representatives in Congress makes a difference. Just as it looked, trying to stop them from exercising their 1st amendment right is the entire purpose. I would never try to stop them from exercising their 1st Amendment rights, but I choose not to participate. Baking a cake for a wedding is not participating in the wedding, but buying a pillow is participating in politics. Funny how it is or isn't participating depending on who you agree with. What do you care? Are you just arguing for the sake of arguing? Under our system of laws, the burden of non-discrimination is placed on the service provider, not the consumer. The cake baker has a legal obligation, as a service provider, to treat all customers equally. The consumer does not have the the same burden. We can choose where we spend our money. If you want to walk past the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop and give your money to the Super Jesus Bakery down the road instead, feel free. But both the ice cream shop and bakery are required to serve you without discrimination.
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Post by Merge on Dec 30, 2018 16:04:36 GMT
And in other important news from the LA Times... ”TSA has said it would deploy more floppy-ear dogs because they're less scary than pointy-ear dogs. “We find the passenger acceptance of floppy-ear dogs is just better. It presents just a little bit less of a concern. Doesn’t scare children.” 😀 What? Who says I'm scary?
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