What stupid shit has Trump done today?
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I don't think it's pushing us toward war but I saw the same interview with Chomsky. Russiagate is very unlikely to bring defeat to the Repubs in November or Trump in 2020. Focusing on the issues is where the Dems should be concentrating instead of dreaming of another Watergate. They are repeating the 2016 mistake.....Trump bashing with little attention to issues. And Chomsky made an excellent point about Israel having more influence over US elections than Russia.
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The criminal investigations unit @ the IRS are now looking into trumps returns...
I read this ....and immediately " ride of the Valkyries "started playing in my head ...followed by the Doors ..... epic
Mueller has a very high opinion of the work that they do ...I wonder what trumps is ?
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I read this ....and immediately " ride of the Valkyries "started playing in my head ...followed by the Doors ..... epic
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Mueller has a very high opinion of the work that they do ...I wonder what trumps is ?
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The Voting Rights Act was passed 53 years ago today. Look at the difference it made for the number of African American registering to vote.
The 2013 Supreme Court decision, Shelby Co. v Holder, which was decided 5-4 along party lines, weakened the core of the act. Previously, districts with a history of discrimination against non-white voters had to get any changes related to election laws approved in advance. With the "teeth" removed, some districts started passing laws the the effect of restricting access to voting for "some" people. For example, implementing voter ID schemes, reducing the number of polling stations and their opening hours in areas with a higher than average African American population and disallowing postal voting. 2016 was the first general election after the VRA was watered down and surprise, surprise, the number of Black voters decreased, particularly in those districts where new measures that restricted access were implemented.
In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of an Ohio law to permit purging of "inactive" voters and those with discrepancies in their details from the register. People with more unusually spelled names were finding their registrations deleted, not the John Smiths or Mary Browns. College students who changed addresses and districts found the changes weren't being recorded. Several folks reported their names disappearing of the register for no apparent reason. After the ruling, there will be no checks on more such purges in future, and several states have shown enthusiasm to pass laws to "tidy up" their voter rolls.
This was followed by another GOP party line SCOTUS decision to allow redistricting in Texas that was clearly gerrymandered to minimise the number of statehouse seats that would represent majority non-white areas. So, expect even more gerrymandering in future.
This is just one of the many reasons why the results of the 2016 election were pretty shonky in some areas, and why that's only likely to get worse in future.
The 2013 Supreme Court decision, Shelby Co. v Holder, which was decided 5-4 along party lines, weakened the core of the act. Previously, districts with a history of discrimination against non-white voters had to get any changes related to election laws approved in advance. With the "teeth" removed, some districts started passing laws the the effect of restricting access to voting for "some" people. For example, implementing voter ID schemes, reducing the number of polling stations and their opening hours in areas with a higher than average African American population and disallowing postal voting. 2016 was the first general election after the VRA was watered down and surprise, surprise, the number of Black voters decreased, particularly in those districts where new measures that restricted access were implemented.
In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of an Ohio law to permit purging of "inactive" voters and those with discrepancies in their details from the register. People with more unusually spelled names were finding their registrations deleted, not the John Smiths or Mary Browns. College students who changed addresses and districts found the changes weren't being recorded. Several folks reported their names disappearing of the register for no apparent reason. After the ruling, there will be no checks on more such purges in future, and several states have shown enthusiasm to pass laws to "tidy up" their voter rolls.
This was followed by another GOP party line SCOTUS decision to allow redistricting in Texas that was clearly gerrymandered to minimise the number of statehouse seats that would represent majority non-white areas. So, expect even more gerrymandering in future.
This is just one of the many reasons why the results of the 2016 election were pretty shonky in some areas, and why that's only likely to get worse in future.
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One hope Trump wins his battle to get interviewed by the special council (assuming the reports are true).
If this piece is accurate and Trump has some sort of mental condition that allows his mind to believe his own made up world, he's going to commit perjury and that'll force impeachment.
I can't believe I want Trump to win something
One hope Trump wins his battle to get interviewed by the special council (assuming the reports are true).
If this piece is accurate and Trump has some sort of mental condition that allows his mind to believe his own made up world, he's going to commit perjury and that'll force impeachment.
I can't believe I want Trump to win something
The EU have come up with a law that protects EU businesses from US sanctions for trading with Iran, that putting a major divide in EU and US foreign policy, exactly what China and Russia have been after for years.
US trade with Iran is a 'nothing burger' but US allied countries are major partners, and the US risks alienating them in a spectacular way.
Turkey is very interesting, a country newly sanctioned by the US over the 'preacher' arrest is favouring trade with North Korea, Russia, and China over the US. This is quite important as Turkey' geographical position is a major defence issue so needs to be on the US side in any 'cold war' type politics.
Posters may recall Turkey's under-reported hosting of US Jupiter 2 nuclear missiles aimed at Russia that sparked the Cuba crisis when the Soviets tried to place their counter threat into that country.
Back to the point - Trump's policies are splitting trading partners away from the US and threatening NATO.
US trade with Iran is a 'nothing burger' but US allied countries are major partners, and the US risks alienating them in a spectacular way.
Turkey is very interesting, a country newly sanctioned by the US over the 'preacher' arrest is favouring trade with North Korea, Russia, and China over the US. This is quite important as Turkey' geographical position is a major defence issue so needs to be on the US side in any 'cold war' type politics.
Posters may recall Turkey's under-reported hosting of US Jupiter 2 nuclear missiles aimed at Russia that sparked the Cuba crisis when the Soviets tried to place their counter threat into that country.
Back to the point - Trump's policies are splitting trading partners away from the US and threatening NATO.
President urged to stop tweeting on Trump Tower meeting - CNNPolitics
Seems people are telling Trump not to tweet about his lad's meeting with Russian spies in the hope of getting dirt on Clinton.
The fact they met with Russian agents in order to alter or influence a US election is collusion, claims Trump. I'm disinclined to believe him.
Seems people are telling Trump not to tweet about his lad's meeting with Russian spies in the hope of getting dirt on Clinton.
The fact they met with Russian agents in order to alter or influence a US election is collusion, claims Trump. I'm disinclined to believe him.
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Lol .... Gates has admitted skimming Manaforts Ukrainian laundry income.
Trump kept Gates on his minimalist inaugural event fund with the biggest cashpot ever raised .... After Manafort walked .
A record $107 million was raised for Trump’s inauguration. So where did it all go? No one will say.
Perfect..now it's been confirmed that a self confessed thief helped administered it .....the inaugural fund has to be criminally investigated... surely ?
Maybe trump will insist on it now that he knows a thief was deputy in charge of his election funds ...?
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Trump kept Gates on his minimalist inaugural event fund with the biggest cashpot ever raised .... After Manafort walked .
A record $107 million was raised for Trump’s inauguration. So where did it all go? No one will say.
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Perfect..now it's been confirmed that a self confessed thief helped administered it .....the inaugural fund has to be criminally investigated... surely ?
Maybe trump will insist on it now that he knows a thief was deputy in charge of his election funds ...?
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Will his star go?
Hollywood votes to remove Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star
Given the state of the 'me too' movement, one hopes so. There's been way too many people getting away with sex crimes and Trump looks very guilty so I see no valid argument for the star to stay.
A small thing, but symbolic.
Hollywood votes to remove Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star
Given the state of the 'me too' movement, one hopes so. There's been way too many people getting away with sex crimes and Trump looks very guilty so I see no valid argument for the star to stay.
A small thing, but symbolic.
The Manafort trial is looking good.
Question is,f it looks like he's going to go down for a very long time, has he got and willing to give up info about Trump in return for a lesser sentence?
If not, one more bastard off the scene is a result anyway
Ex-Manafort deputy details their 'crimes'
Question is,f it looks like he's going to go down for a very long time, has he got and willing to give up info about Trump in return for a lesser sentence?
If not, one more bastard off the scene is a result anyway
Ex-Manafort deputy details their 'crimes'
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Not going to happen - the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has the final say in the matter, and they've said stars will never be removed from the Walk of Fame - Bill Cosby and Fatty Arbuckle still have their stars.
Bill Cosby, Donald Trump and 7 More Scandalous Stars Immortalized on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
The split with Europe is getting wider - Putin must be laughing his socks off.
Trump warns trading partners over Iran
Europe has been pretty clear it fully intends to main trade with Iran, so Trump will have to kill all trade ties with any European company that does so. If this get worse, and it probably will, I can see Trump fucking the whole of Europe off as far as trade goes, and probably NATO to really fuck up the US position in the world.
Trump warns trading partners over Iran
Europe has been pretty clear it fully intends to main trade with Iran, so Trump will have to kill all trade ties with any European company that does so. If this get worse, and it probably will, I can see Trump fucking the whole of Europe off as far as trade goes, and probably NATO to really fuck up the US position in the world.
Probably, but still wrong. The lot should go.
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arbuckle was innocent, just sayin'.
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Allowing asbestos back into building materials qualifies as one of the more stupid things I've seen this administration do and that's saying something.
EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
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Trump Jr defends legality of 2016 meeting
Mini Trump now openly admit he met a Russian assett with the intention of influencing the US elections but says it wasn't collusion or illegal.
I'm no legal expert but I'm pretty sure I read something a while ago that working withbforeign powers to change the outcome of a US ekection is a little bit illegal.
I wonder what Steven Colbert has to say - I'll take a peek later
Mini Trump now openly admit he met a Russian assett with the intention of influencing the US elections but says it wasn't collusion or illegal.
I'm no legal expert but I'm pretty sure I read something a while ago that working withbforeign powers to change the outcome of a US ekection is a little bit illegal.
I wonder what Steven Colbert has to say - I'll take a peek later
This is very big news.
EU foreign policy chief calls on firms to defy Trump over Iran
As soon as Trump threatens European companies that trade with Iran, Europe sticks a middle finger perpendicular style and tells EU companies to do as they like.
Trump's idiocy is steadily destroying EU/US relations and that's going to be bad news for the US. One line you possibly missed is China's involvment, that meaning the EU and China are wirking together against the US. Oops.
EU foreign policy chief calls on firms to defy Trump over Iran
As soon as Trump threatens European companies that trade with Iran, Europe sticks a middle finger perpendicular style and tells EU companies to do as they like.
Trump's idiocy is steadily destroying EU/US relations and that's going to be bad news for the US. One line you possibly missed is China's involvment, that meaning the EU and China are wirking together against the US. Oops.
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A lady Dem who is also Muslim - I'll bet the orange fucker is pulling his hair out.
This has the potential for a lot of danger.
China ignores Trump threat on Iran, says business there will continue
It's hardly going to surprise anyone energy hungry China is going to ignore Trump and continue investments in Iran, especially oil, but the US and their Pacific shift could be a problem. One of the little reported issues before WW2 (at least for the US) was the US blockade of Japanese oil, that leading directly to Pearl harbour. The situations are clearly very different as Japan was an aggressive invading force by this time, but the basic rule is the same, the US was protecting trade (especially with the US colony in the Philippines), that trade war being what they're up to now.
The difference this time is most of Asia is trading with China and, whilst there are diplomatic noises about the South China sea, that trade is expanding rapidly to the point where the ASEAN countries won't want to give it up, especially as Trump introduces sanction on those same countries.
Chinese tourists are heading into South East Asian like never before, the ASEAN countries are buying Chinese defence systems, and general trade in the area is centred around China.
This has the potential for conflict.
China ignores Trump threat on Iran, says business there will continue
It's hardly going to surprise anyone energy hungry China is going to ignore Trump and continue investments in Iran, especially oil, but the US and their Pacific shift could be a problem. One of the little reported issues before WW2 (at least for the US) was the US blockade of Japanese oil, that leading directly to Pearl harbour. The situations are clearly very different as Japan was an aggressive invading force by this time, but the basic rule is the same, the US was protecting trade (especially with the US colony in the Philippines), that trade war being what they're up to now.
The difference this time is most of Asia is trading with China and, whilst there are diplomatic noises about the South China sea, that trade is expanding rapidly to the point where the ASEAN countries won't want to give it up, especially as Trump introduces sanction on those same countries.
Chinese tourists are heading into South East Asian like never before, the ASEAN countries are buying Chinese defence systems, and general trade in the area is centred around China.
This has the potential for conflict.
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He won't like this candidate, who also looks promising in the run to represent Kansas third district!
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