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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 16:40:55 GMT
From CREW (Citizens for Ethics)
“So Trump’s new acting chief of staff was involved in a shady land deal. And may have misrepresented the deal to the Senate during his confirmation hearing.”
Some sort of corruption seems to be a key requirement for those around trump.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 17:08:51 GMT
Tom Nichols...
”There is no strategic logic behind what the President just did in Syria, unless the strategy is changing the news cycle and trying to rally the base in anticipation of worse news to come.”
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Post by Merge on Dec 19, 2018 17:41:14 GMT
Ah... Mark Hertling.. ”From a military perspective, both the CJCS and SecDef say Troops in Syria are important. Hajim (isis stronghold) about to fall. But Turkey has just purchased a $3.5B Patriot system, and Russia want us out of Al Tanf where we train others.” So basically Putin just ordered our troops out of Syria.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 19:08:47 GMT
And then there is this.
Kyle Griffin...
“The Trump administration is moving to lift sanctions on three massive Russian corporations controlled in part by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the billionaire closely tied to Paul Manafort.”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 19, 2018 19:15:47 GMT
let me get out my tiny violin for you, Donald Trump... they're sooooo meeeeaaaaaan. I heard this morning that the items purchased by the 'foundation' have to be sold... like two portraits of Donald Trump (one for $30,000, I believe), and a football autographed by Tim Tebow, purchased for $12,000. They said the current value of these three items is $900!!! HAHAHA!! This is a graphic representation of how the things that DT touches do NOT 'turn to gold' like he tries to get people to believe; they turn to $hit-show crap, instead. HE bought the two portraits of himself with the foundation dollars!! Surely he over paid! ETA: Guessing that he was afraid no one would buy them!!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 19, 2018 19:20:41 GMT
Some sort of corruption seems to be a key requirement for those around trump. Absolutely!! And Russia has nothing on him.... The GOP believes him.... Take no action... They are in Putin's grip as deeply as dt!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 19:35:35 GMT
And now this.
Kyle Griffin....
“Federal judges reviewing complaints lodged against Brett Kavanaugh said that the allegations against the former federal appeals court judge are "serious" but that they must dismiss them because of Kavanaugh's confirmation by the Senate.”
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Post by amom23 on Dec 19, 2018 19:39:15 GMT
Some sort of corruption seems to be a key requirement for those around trump. Absolutely!! And Russia has nothing on him.... The GOP believes him.... Take no action... They are in Putin's grip as deeply as dt!
That's because the GOP all received Russian campaign money funneled through the NRA.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 19:46:32 GMT
NBC News...
”Members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace, are routinely reconfirmed in a bipartisan manner. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, however, is bucking the norm by putting a hold on the reappointment of Chai Feldblum, the first openly LGBTQ person to sit on the commission, because of her “radical views on marriage.”
So What does “radical views on marriage” have to do with civil rights laws in the workplace?
Here is why. Lee wrote this in February 2018. Making a case that it’s ok to discriminate against a group of people, who are born a certain way some find objectionable, while hiding behind religious beliefs.
“A threat to marriage by the EEOC”
“The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may seem like an unlikely threat to religious liberty and the institution of marriage. After all, the federal agency was created to combat workplace discrimination by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But sadly, the agency created to fight discrimination now threatens to discriminate itself; one nominee to the commission’s five-member board wants to use the federal agency’s power to undermine our nation’s founding principles.
Chai Feldblum was first nominated to the EEOC by President Barack Obama in 2009, but she was not confirmed by the Senate. In March 2010, President Obama skirted the Senate by seating Feldblum on the commission when Congress was in recess. The Senate ultimately confirmed Feldblum on a 54-41 vote during a lame-duck session in December of that year. Only two Republicans voted for Feldblum’s confirmation.
Last December, President Donald Trump re-nominated Feldblum, along with two Republicans, to the EEOC. If all three nominees are confirmed, Republicans will have a 3-2 majority on the EEOC.
If Feldblum were a typical Democrat, it might make sense to let her nomination proceed through the Senate along with her two Republican colleagues. But Feldblum is no typical Democrat. Her radical views on marriage and the appropriate use of government power place her far outside even the liberal mainstream.
Feldblum has argued that, “I, for one, am not sure marriage is a normatively good institution.” Instead of promoting marriage as the best arrangement for the emotional and economic security of families, Feldblum believes “all of us are harmed… when society fails to acknowledge the wide array of non-marital social structures.”
Feldblum even signed a manifesto proposing government recognition of “diverse kinds” of partnerships that “move beyond the narrow confines of marriage politics” in the United States.
Don’t think for a second that Feldblum’s derogatory views about marriage will stay private. Feldblum wants to turn her opinions into federal policy through the EEOC.
“The EEOC has jurisdiction only over employment,” Feldblum told The Washington Blade in 2015. “But other federal agencies that enforce sex discrimination provisions often look to our interpretation for guidance in interpreting the laws they enforce.”
And don’t think for a second that you, your family, and your neighbors will be left alone if Feldblum gets her way. Feldblum has described modern-day politics as a “zero-sum game,” where rights for LGBT Americans are secured only by curtailing the rights of religious Americans.
Likewise, Feldblum believes her radical agenda “cannot be adequately advanced if pockets of resistance… are permitted to flourish.” She therefore has argued that “no individual exceptions based on religious beliefs” should ever be allowed if they conflict with “the goal of liberty for gay people.”
Feldblum’s desire to use the might of government to stamp out traditional marriage supporters stands in stark contrast to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion in Obergefell v Hodges, which redefined marriage in 2015.
“The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons (emphasis added) are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths,” Kennedy wrote. “And to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.”
As the Supreme Court acknowledges, America’s tradition of religious freedom embraces all. Rather than a “zero-sum game” that pits Americans against each other, we should work to build an America where “all possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship,” as George Washington wrote in 1790.
President Trump and Senate Democrats should reject Chai Feldblum’s divisive agenda by finding a more mainstream candidate for the EEOC, one who respects the institution of marriage and religious freedom for all Americans.”
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Post by dewryce on Dec 19, 2018 19:47:13 GMT
And now this. Kyle Griffin.... “Federal judges reviewing complaints lodged against Brett Kavanaugh said that the allegations against the former federal appeals court judge are "serious" but that they must dismiss them because of Kavanaugh's confirmation by the Senate.” Why? I don’t understand this.
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Post by Merge on Dec 19, 2018 20:48:31 GMT
And now this. Kyle Griffin.... “Federal judges reviewing complaints lodged against Brett Kavanaugh said that the allegations against the former federal appeals court judge are "serious" but that they must dismiss them because of Kavanaugh's confirmation by the Senate.” So basically anyone confirmed to the Supreme Court is above the law? Yikes.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 19, 2018 22:01:46 GMT
And now this. Kyle Griffin.... “Federal judges reviewing complaints lodged against Brett Kavanaugh said that the allegations against the former federal appeals court judge are "serious" but that they must dismiss them because of Kavanaugh's confirmation by the Senate.” So basically anyone confirmed to the Supreme Court is above the law? Yikes. as is the President, because the notion is that you can't indict him while in office. I picture Trump sitting there, thinking "nyah, nyah, you can't get me" like a 10-year old... Because a lot of the experts are saying the campaign finance violations they have evidence of would already have been enough to indict ANY other person-- just not the President.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 23:36:59 GMT
Amanda Carpenter....
”Am I the only one who finds it a little odd that the Trump Admin is lifting sanctions on Oleg Deripaska and announcing an end to the war in Syria so abruptly on the same day? (BTW, what DID Trump talk with Putin about during their talks with no US translators?) @ me w/ thoughts.”
No, especially since the generals may have been surprised by trump’s decision to remove the troops from Syria.
Edited to add..
Russia USA..
”The #US🇺🇸 decision to pull its troops from #Syria🇸🇾 creates good prospects for a political solution in that Arab country - #Zakharova”
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Post by birdgate on Dec 20, 2018 2:02:23 GMT
Amanda Carpenter.... ”Am I the only one who finds it a little odd that the Trump Admin is lifting sanctions on Oleg Deripaska and announcing an end to the war in Syria so abruptly on the same day? (BTW, what DID Trump talk with Putin about during their talks with no US translators?) @ me w/ thoughts.” No, especially since the generals may have been surprised by trump’s decision to remove the troops from Syria. Edited to add.. Russia USA.. ”The #US🇺🇸 decision to pull its troops from #Syria🇸🇾 creates good prospects for a political solution in that Arab country - #Zakharova” Yeah, looks like someone is finishing up their honey do list for Putin and oligarch buddies.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 3:10:08 GMT
And then there is this. Kyle Griffin... “The Trump administration is moving to lift sanctions on three massive Russian corporations controlled in part by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the billionaire closely tied to Paul Manafort.” So this move just saved Manafort the millions he owed to Oleg. Remember when Manafort first began his job, he sent a msg back to Oleg's people saying that he could arrange for 45 to meet with Putin, and asked "how could we use this to make whole?" He just wanted to settle his huge debt. Maybe 45 did that for him so that Manafort could withhold more info from Mueller & then be pardoned?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 6:26:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 12:58:04 GMT
Trump planning on lifting sanctions on Russian oligarch.
Trump planning on leaving Syria.
Is this the sign of the end. Putin trying to extract what concessions he can now, before Mueller finishes? Who is paying Trump/Manafort/legal bills for quid pro quos?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 13:06:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 14:00:42 GMT
R'uh r'oh.
And Fox is baiting the president to veto the CR.
The Cult-45ists are unhappy w/their hero "caving" to the Dems, to Putin, to the NY AG...
Are they finally starting to see that Trump is bluster over brainpower.
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 20, 2018 14:09:02 GMT
So riddle me this.
If you were under big-time investigation for colluding with the Russians, wouldn’t you go out of your way to NOT do anything that benefits the Russians?
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 20, 2018 14:11:10 GMT
And then there is this. Kyle Griffin... “The Trump administration is moving to lift sanctions on three massive Russian corporations controlled in part by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the billionaire closely tied to Paul Manafort.” So this move just saved Manafort the millions he owed to Oleg. Remember when Manafort first began his job, he sent a msg back to Oleg's people saying that he could arrange for 45 to meet with Putin, and asked "how could we use this to make whole?" He just wanted to settle his huge debt. Maybe 45 did that for him so that Manafort could withhold more info from Mueller & then be pardoned? Wow
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 14:35:14 GMT
trump yesterday at 6:29 am
”We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.”
trump today
”Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East, getting NOTHING but spending precious lives and trillions of dollars protecting others who, in almost all cases, do not appreciate what we are doing? Do we want to be there forever? Time for others to finally fight.....
”Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are doomed!”
Paul Waldman on what trump said..
”So just to clarify:
1. We totally defeated ISIS, it's gone, kaput, no more.
2. We're getting out so all those suckers have to fight ISIS without us.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 14:39:57 GMT
trump...
”With so much talk about the Wall, people are losing sight of the great job being done on our Southern Border by Border Patrol, ICE and our great Military. Remember the Caravans? Well, they didn’t get through and none are forming or on their way. Border is tight. Fake News silent!”
Nick Miroff..
”Tight?” Arrests along the border last month reached the highest level of Trump’s presidency, with record numbers of families coming across, including many who arrived with the caravan. DHS officials say it is a “crisis” washingtonpost.com/world/national…”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 14:57:37 GMT
Merry Christmas from trump..
Mary Vallarta
“BREAKING: After failing to gut food stamps in the Farm Bill, Trump has announced he plans to sidestep Congress & unilaterally slash the program by fiat—just days before Christmas.”
”1. A proposed rule issued today by the Trump admin would significantly weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), by making it even harder for unemployed & underemployed workers to access food assistance, under the guise of harsher “work requirements.”
“2. According to the Trump admin’s own estimates, the rule could jeopardize food assistance for some 755,000 Americans struggling to find stable work.”
”3. The rule would also undermine states’ ability to respond to economic downturns and help distressed communities with few jobs, by preventing states from helping their residents put food on the table when times are tough.
(So much for states’ rights…)”
“4. Let’s be clear what this is really about. Trump made no secret of his desire to see food assistance dismantled in the Farm Bill. He vocally backed a House GOP plan that would have stripped food aid from 2 million Americans and 265,000 hungry kids of free school meals.”
“5. But that plan was so odious and cruel, it was DOA in the Senate. When a bipartisan Senate Farm Bill deal was struck that didn’t slash food assistance, Trump’s hand was forced—and he’s set to sign that version into law later today.”
“6. But as we know, Trump doesn’t give up when he can’t get his cruel agenda through Congress. After GOP leaders in Congress failed to repeal the ACA & gut Medicaid legislatively, Trump has spent the past year doing everything he can to sabotage both through executive action.”
”7. Now he’s using the same playbook to unilaterally take food out of the mouths of hundreds of thousands of struggling workers and families, circumventing Congress after his draconian cuts failed legislatively.”
“8. Remember, we’re talking about a program that provides $1.40 per person, per meal on average in food assistance.
This is what Trump is so eager to take away from struggling workers.”
“9. Once again, the Trump admin is dressing up their cruel cuts in the language of work, claiming their mass starvation plan is about the “dignity of work.”
Well, I’ve got news for them. “
Making struggling workers hungrier won’t help them find work any faster.”
“12. Trump’s cruel SNAP cuts by fiat come as nearly *half* of Americans report trouble finding a job with decent wages in the past year, according to @amprog polling:”
”13. Workers of color and workers with disabilities will be especially hard-hit, as they face unemployment rates 2-3 times higher than other workers.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 15:09:48 GMT
Peter Baker..
”Putin welcomes Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal of American troops from Syria, calling it “the right decision.” @andrewkramernyt”
trump..
”Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are doomed!”
Steve Rattner..
”So Donald, did the fake news just make up Putin’s statement praising the US withdrawal?”
trump doesn’t need mainstream media to make him look like a fool, he dies that all on his own.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 15:24:23 GMT
LA TimesLA Times. “Guns killed more children and adolescents in the U.S. in 2016 than, individually, pediatric cancers, drowning, poisoning, birth defects, asthma or drug overdoses.” From the article “More than 3,000 children and adolescents died of a gunshot wound in the United States in 2016, a new tally of childhood deaths finds. These episodes accounted for 15.4% of all Americans between the ages of 1 and 19 who died in 2016, and a quarter of those killed by injury rather than disease.” ” Despite progress is some areas, he wrote, “the United States is clearly not effectively protecting its children.”I read the number of deaths caused by guns have gone up in 2017 which makes me think the number of children killed by guns has also gone up. Sad commentary on this country, especially since we chose to do nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 15:34:03 GMT
linkCarol Leonning.. ”A major rebuke of Mattis. The Pentagon chief had tried to explain to @realdonaldtrump that pulling out US troops would cause chaos in the region and future risks for the US . He did it anyway. @agearan @jdawsey1 washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politi…” From the article.. ”President Trump’s decision to abruptly withdraw troops from Syria is a clear rebuke to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the last remaining member of a retinue of military men Trump once fondly called “my generals.” Mattis had argued that the counterterrorism mission in Syria is not over and that the small U.S. presence in Syria should remain, said current and former U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal policy discussions.” ”The Pentagon chief also had tried to explain to Trump that there would be more chaos in the region and future problems for the United States if the troops leave, they said. On Wednesday, it became clear Trump was brushing aside his defense secretary’s advice. Once considered among the most influential advisers to a president with no prior government or military experience, Mattis has been repeatedly overruled by Trump in recent months and left out of key discussions as the president pursues his own national security path.” Well he is a stable genius with a big brain.
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Post by peano on Dec 20, 2018 15:47:56 GMT
His panicked and flailing attempts to redirect the news cycle are putting lives at risk, and are making us less safe.
Thanks Trump voters.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 15:51:02 GMT
Emma Dumain..
”@lindseygrahamsc just told me to expect him to tweet back at the president every time he tweets about Syria. "I'm not letting this go."
Dan Pfeiffer..
”Finally, some checks and balances just as the Founders imagined”
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Post by Just T on Dec 20, 2018 15:54:16 GMT
Peter Baker.. ”Putin welcomes Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal of American troops from Syria, calling it “the right decision.” @andrewkramernyt” trump.. ”Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are doomed!” Steve Rattner.. ”So Donald, did the fake news just make up Putin’s statement praising the US withdrawal?” trump doesn’t need mainstream media to make him look like a fool, he dies that all on his own. Wait. I"m so confused. If ISIS is beaten, why do they have to fight ISIS without us?
He can't even keep his own fake news and lies straight.
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