Friday, March 23, 2018 3:58:50 AM
[no, umm, 'presidential' Weakly Address on March 3, 2018]
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Hope Hicks white lies: White House in chaos amid Hicks departure
AM Joy
3/3/18
Hope Hicks has resigned, Jared Kushner has had his security clearance downgraded from Top Secret, Donald Trump’s tweets could start a trade war, and H.R. McMaster could be out by next month. Joy Reid and her panel discuss a White House in reported chaos.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/hope-hicks-white-lies-white-house-in-chaos-amid-hicks-departure-1176081987571 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwq0RKqZQg [with comments]
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Jared Kushner: Foreign business ties influencing Trump policy?
AM Joy
3/3/18
Jared Kushner was targeted in reports asserting that foreign governments sought to manipulate the president’s senior adviser via his business vulnerabilities, while Robert Mueller is asking if Kushner’s foreign business ties are influencing Donald Trump's policies. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/jared-kushner-news-foreign-business-ties-influencing-trump-policy-1176086595957 [a must-watch]
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Hope Hicks white lies: Hicks questioned in House probe
AM Joy
3/3/18
Hope Hicks’ announcement that she is leaving the White House comes one day after telling investigators that she sometimes told ‘white lies’ for Donald Trump. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss what could be behind Hick’s departure.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/hope-hicks-white-lies-hicks-questioned-in-mueller-russia-probe-1176110659946 [a must-watch]
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Mueller asking about Trump, hacked Democratic emails
AM Joy
3/3/18
Robert Mueller is reportedly asking witnesses if Donald Trump knew about the hacked Democratic emails before their release. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the question: What did Donald Trump know and when did he know it?
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mueller-asking-about-trump-hacked-democratic-emails-1176093763950 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcpmcpVcdfw [with comments]
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Parkland shooting victim’s dad: Marco Rubio never called
AM Joy
3/3/18
Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime Guttenberg was tragically killed in the Parkland shooting, tells Joy Reid he has a message for Marco Rubio: ‘You have no business being involved in this if you can’t be productive.’ Joy and her panel also discuss the push for effective gun control.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/parkland-shooting-victim-s-dad-marco-rubio-never-called-1176101443743 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlaAgrZcyPw [with comments]
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Parkland shooting: will lawmakers pass better gun control?
AM Joy
3/3/18
The Parkland shooting is forcing lawmakers to address the surging demand for better gun control legislation, yet many elected officials are only offering weak reforms. Joy Reid and her panel of pro-reform politicians from Florida discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/parkland-shooting-will-florida-lawmakers-pass-better-gun-control-1176126531561 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLa2Dp-DY4 [with comments]
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MS-13 gang: Information on gang in Long Island, beyond
AM Joy
3/2/18
The MS-13 gang is often evoked by Donald Trump as a reason for tougher immigration policies, but activists fear this gives authorities unsubstantiated justification to target all Latino youth. MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee speaks with Long Island law enforcement on the controversy.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/ms-13-gang-information-on-gang-in-long-island-beyond-1175166019559
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Kris Kobach On Trial For Blocking Voters
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by aclu [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7M42vQrNmZ0tnmmenLWwBA / https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos , https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos/videos ]
Before Kris Kobach was leading the now-defunct presidential election commission, he was disenfranchising voters in Kansas.
We're taking him and the law that blocked more than 35,000 Kansans from registering to vote to trial next week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTY5QdjUSao [with comments]
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Putting Trump On Notice About DACA: Fix What You Broke.
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by aclu
Last fall, Donald Trump ended DACA to appease his loudest anti-immigrant supporters. Now the lives of more than 800,000 young immigrants are at stake.
On Sunday, March 4 join the ACLU, United We Dream, allies, and advocates outside the White House to put Trump on notice. https://go.peoplepower.org/event/action/12738 ["Sorry, it's too late to sign up for this event."] [ https://map.peoplepower.org/ ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG9xEEdEh58 [with comments]
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IS THIS THE LAST VIDEO OF ALEX JONES ON YOUTUBE?
Published on Mar 4, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg / https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel , https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos ]
Right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones announced Saturday evening that YouTube had frozen his video channel and would delete it on Sunday, after CNN pursued the social media giant and its advertisers.
The announcement came just hours after CNN published a story, “Advertisers flee InfoWars founder Alex Jones’ YouTube channel [ http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/03/technology/youtube-ads-infowars-alex-jones/index.html ],” in which journalists Paul P. Murphy and Gianluca Mezzofiore approached companies to explain why their ads were showing up on Alex Jones’s channel. https://www.infowars.com/cnn-pushes-youtube-to-ban-alex-jones-demonetize-video-channel/ [the YouTube embedded there included in sequence below]
[from March 3, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288uXvkNLMo [with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jzpBM0ieg0 (with comments)]
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How Gods Die (The Collapse of Easter Island)
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Rare Earth [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGG8ucQgEJPeUPhJZ4M4jA / https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield , https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield/videos ]
A year ago, nearly to the day, my wife and I stood before the Moai of Rapa Nui and discussed what we would have to sacrifice for me to live my dream of starting a world documentary series.
Today, Francesco and I are releasing our first video from the island and I couldn't be more overwhelmed. We have a few coming from the island before we move to mainland Chile, and I hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed making them.
Thanks for coming back again and again. We appreciate you. Even the trolls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6aEaMiDeUw [with comments]
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CNN Now Attacking Infowars Sponsors In Free Speech Crackdown
Published on Mar 4, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel
Filmed yesterday, we were unable to upload due to the 2nd strike which youtube has since removed.
Here Alex Jones discusses the fake news put out by CNN of our "Sponsors" fleeing our youtube channel.
[from March 3, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVvBOhTsM8 [with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiGqHdW-7o (with comments)]
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Video Games CAUSE violence: 2014 Vs 2018
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Thunderf00t [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmb8hO2ilV9vRa8cilis88A / https://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t , https://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t/videos ]
Video Game CAUSE violence: 2014 Vs 2018.....
it's led to some unlikely allies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0RBUvM0Irg [with comments]
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Thoughts & Prayers: America's Worst Responders
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Funny Or Die [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzS3-65Y91JhOxFiM7j6grg / https://www.youtube.com/user/FunnyorDie , https://www.youtube.com/user/FunnyorDie/videos ]
As mass shootings continue to plague America, those in power dispatch their most useless operatives, Thoughts (Darrell Hammond) & Prayers (Julia Mattison), to take care of the situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnPJIajt4GM [with comments]
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Paulogia and Classical Theist on The Simplicity of God
Streamed live on Mar 3, 2018 by Godless Cranium [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewUkuIHNuwuMNWMa96q9ZQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewUkuIHNuwuMNWMa96q9ZQ/videos ]
Classical Theist and Paulogia talk about Classical Theism and the simplicity and essence of God.
Classical Theist's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChairmanDrek757
Paulogia's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIS4cWaXgWpznjwovFYQBJQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgeXUove2es [with comments]
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Atheism, Agnosticism, and Shinto
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Professor Stick [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA/videos ]
Just a quick video about my thoughts on atheism and agnosticism.
Original Video (I leave the link to the original video here for context purposes, but please don't leave hate comments on the original video. This guy is actually a very nice person and he doesn't deserve any hate.):
Are Japanese Atheists?
Many people think Japanese are so irreligious and atheists, but is it really true? As a native Japanese who actually lives in Japan, I personally don’t really think so.
Disclaimer
The opinion expressed in this video is just my individual opinion and does not necessarily reflect the views of all the entire Japanese people. It may not actually apply to the Japanese people you actually meet in Japan.
[with a number of references and sources listed/linked]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M88UVTynzmE [with comments]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtGXo5-Vjo [with comments]
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CP Time: Forgotten Black Women of History: The Daily Show
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
Dulce Sloan joins Roy Wood Jr. to discuss overlooked black women, including a hair care magnate, a home security pioneer and the real founders of Black Lives Matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz0HyFTuhLo [with comments]
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Presidential Address Cold Open - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFzWxSCi39LnW1JKFR3efg / https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive , https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive/videos ]
President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) convenes a bipartisan symposium featuring Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (Cecily Strong) to address gun control.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IL4sMC_XBE [with (nearly 4,000) comments]
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Homework Hotline - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Mr. Leonard (Charles Barkley) and his study buddy, Bobo, have a hard time finding callers who actually need homework help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEhk4UPMbgo [with comments]
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Harassment Awards - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Grabbie nominees Tom Sturgeson (Alex Moffat), Lenny Martin (Pete Davidson), Ronald Kellogg (Kenan Thompson), Tim Franklin (Charles Barkley) and Catherine LeBourge (Aidy Bryant) are interviewed on the red carpet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGkmJbFWkzw [with comments]
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Roach Product - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Ned (Charles Barkley) knows the only thing that can stop a bad roach is a good roach with a gun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUrTXxbk-s [with comments]
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Weekend Update on Hope Hicks's Resignation - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Hope Hicks resigning as White House Communications Director and Jared Kushner losing his security clearance. Hope Hicks (Cecily Strong) stops by to explain her resignation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQHI8p_uez8 [with comments]
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Weekend Update on Marijuana Possession Arrests - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including 86% of those arrested for marijuana possession in New York being black or Latino. Kyle Mooney and Leslie Jones stop by. Guest appearance by Hilary Knight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQyoMnIwUt4 [with comments]
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The Champions - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Charles Barkley, Alex Rodriguez and D.C. Timmons (Kenan Thompson) debate whether basketball, baseball or football is harder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ4hBC_tAME [with comments]
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Con Ed Repair Site - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Construction workers (Charles Barkley, Alex Moffat, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, Chris Redd) consider what they'd wear if they were women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCypw1oX4FQ [with comments]
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Hump or Dump - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Three men (Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Charles Barkley) vie for Amanda's (Aidy Bryant) attention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjcuqX1_WYE [with comments]
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Last Call with Charles Barkley - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
A bartender (Kenan Thompson) witnesses the hookup between Sheila Sovage (Kate McKinnon) and Chubby Hunts (Charles Barkley).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mwRj6OCYbE [with comments]
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Breaking! YouTube Issues Third Strike Against Alex Jones
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Infowars Censored [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQFltbX16rtIk10eDP7tsQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQFltbX16rtIk10eDP7tsQ/videos ]
YouTube has issued another strike on "The Alex Jones Chanel", blocking live streaming and uploads of new videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5iLaZWgVo [with comments]
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The New Lie "UFO", The Old Lie Military Nazi Las Vegas Casino Area 51 Money Complex Elon Musk Joke
Published on Mar 2, 2018 by Bravo Von Muller [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G1zEStJMqN3mnEONXA7Mw , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G1zEStJMqN3mnEONXA7Mw/videos ]
The New Lie is upon us "The UFO's are Here" The Old Lie is getting a little long in the Tooth.., Military Industrial Matrix, Las Vegas Casinos, Money Laundering Area 51 Complex, THE TRUE STORY !!! (The Elon Musk Joke).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJb_r2ZAPjQ [with comments]
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stashed March 3, 2018:
Baby Steps for Gun Reform
If there are any new restrictions on firearms, expect them to be minor.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/gun-reform-congress/554603/
Tanks vs. AK-47s, and other Aspects of the Gun Debate
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2018/03/tanks-vs-ak-47s-and-other-aspects-of-the-gun-debate/554708/
Can We Really Expect Teachers to Act Like Soldiers? Three Veterans Weigh In.
Sometimes training isn't enough, because humans—and even soldiers—are hardwired to stay alive.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18698737/what-veterans-say-about-arming-teachers/
'Arm the Teachers' Is the Vain and Foolish Fantasy of a Vain and Foolish President
We shouldn’t add more guns to a problem caused by too many guns.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18700121/arming-teachers-president-trump-bad-idea/
Children of the Night
A day at Camp Sundown [ https://www.xps.org/camp-sundown ] begins just after the last rays of the sun have disappeared from the horizon. Shielded by a cloak of darkness, campers flood the grounds to play soccer and drive Go-Karts. For these children, who suffer from a rare UV light-sensitivity, nocturnality is the norm. They are allergic to sunlight. They rarely see the light of day.
Sundown, directed by Liza Mandelup, is an intimate portrait of life in a short-lived haven for children with xeroderma pigmentosum. According to the National Library of Medicine [ https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/xeroderma-pigmentosum ], affected children develop a severe sunburn after spending just a few minutes in the sun. “Society is not set up for these kids to live a normal life,” Mandelup told The Atlantic. “They have to stay out of the sun for their entire lives. This camp is created so that for two weeks, these kids can feel like they’re normal. They wait all year for these two weeks. This is the best time of their lives.”
Ultimately, Mandelup said she “was inspired by the normalcy that someone can create from any situation.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/554666/camp-sundown/
Inside Atomwaffen As It Celebrates a Member for Allegedly Killing a Gay Jewish College Student
ProPublica obtained the chat logs of Atomwaffen, a notorious white supremacist group. When Samuel Woodward was charged with killing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein last month in California, other Atomwaffen members cheered the death, concerned only that the group’s cover might have been blown.
Feb. 23, 2018
https://www.propublica.org/article/atomwaffen-division-inside-white-hate-group
Exclusive: Florida Public School Teacher [toothy white girl] Has A White Nationalist Podcast
Dayanna Volitich suggests Muslims be eradicated from the earth, believes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories ... and teaches middle school social studies.
Dayanna Volitich, a 25-year-old social studies teacher at Crystal River Middle School in Florida, has been secretly hosting the white nationalist podcast “Unapologetic” under the pseudonym “Tiana Dalichov” and bragging about teaching her views in a public school, HuffPost has discovered.
In her most recent podcast on Feb. 26, a guest railed against diversity in schools, dismissing the idea that “a kid from Nigeria and a kid who came from Sweden are supposed to learn exactly the same” and have the “same IQ.” Volitich enthusiastically agreed with the guest, and went on to argue that “science” has proven that certain races are smarter than others.
In the same episode, Volitich boasted about bringing her white nationalist beliefs into the classroom and hiding her ideology from administrators. She said that when parents complained to the school’s principal about how she is injecting political bias into the classroom, Volitich lied to the principal and said it was not true.
“She believed me and backed off,” she said.
Volitich also agreed with her guest’s assertion that more white supremacists need to infiltrate public schools and become teachers. “They don’t have to be vocal about their views, but get in there!” her guest said. “Be more covert and just start taking over those places.”
“Right,” Volitich said. “I’m absolutely one of them.”
After HuffPost made inquiries about Volitich’s white nationalism to the Citrus County School District on Friday, “Tiana Dalichov” tweeted that she “might disappear for a while” and then set her account to private. She also scrubbed the website for her podcast.
HuffPost took screenshots of many of the racist and incendiary statements she made online.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-public-school-teacher-white-nationalist-podcast_us_5a99ae32e4b089ec353a1fba
Muslims In Plano Had Been Building Bridges For Years, Then Came A Council Member's Facebook Post - calling for a ban on Islam in schools
http://keranews.org/post/muslims-plano-had-been-building-bridges-years-then-came-council-members-facebook-post
Florida public school teacher, 25, is unmasked as voice of white nationalist podcast called 'unapologetic' where she boasts about spreading her political views in the classroom
Dayanna Volitich was named on Saturday as Tiana Dalichov, the alt-right podcaster
She also tweeted under Tiana Dalichov and promoted right-wing views
Dayanna, 25, is a teacher at Crystal River Middle School in Florida
On Twitter, Tiana said institutional and systemic racism were 'bulls***' concepts
She also makes reference to the 'JQ', an anti-semitic abbreviation for the Jewish Question
On her podcast, Tiana said a Swedish child and Nigerian child would not learn in the same way
She said she was 'underhanded' with spreading her views and that parents had complained about her
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5458693/Florida-teacher-25-runs-Unapologetic-white-nationalist-podcast.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/diTdiaU5okCg1HMqlszoMqd_NKvtM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Putin says he wishes the Soviet Union had not collapsed. Many Russians agree.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/03/putin-says-he-wishes-he-could-change-the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union-many-russians-agree/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dWHBWVvxDzyg9TMHQd4-PzD31NGbM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Russia's Favorite Syrian Warlord
Brigadier General Suheil al-Hassan has won over Putin and played a central role in the assault on eastern Ghouta.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/who-is-russias-favorite-syrian-warlord/554774/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dsvqA8eS99OYiUMXM_X_7AsdQNOHM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Man reportedly shoots himself to death near White House, Secret Service says - Trump out od town
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-service-responds-reports-shots-fired-white-house-n852921
Man Fires Several Rounds Near White House Before Killing Himself, Secret Service Says
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/03/590582242/person-allegedly-shoots-self-along-white-house-fence-secret-service-says
White House shooting: Man shoots and kills himself outside fence
A man has shot and killed himself outside the White House in Washington, the Secret Service says.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43273830
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/df-S6CIpRyGSH2M_vF31KxW12fyFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump threatens to slap retaliatory tariff on European cars as trade war talk heats up
President Trump hit out at Europe, which has threatened retaliation for new U.S. steel export tariffs.
Trump said the U.S. may levy a 25 percent tax on cars exported from the European Union, which could impact popular brands sold stateside.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/03/trump-threatens-to-slap-retaliatory-tax-on-european-cars-as-trade-war-talk-heats-up.html
Trump threatens to tax European cars after EU leader calls planned US tariffs 'stupid'
President Donald Trump has threatened to levy a tax on European car imports into the US if European officials impose tax hikes on American companies.
The European Union has sharply condemned Trump's plan to impose a 10% tariff on steel imports and 25% on aluminum.
One official called it "stupid" and threatened to impose tariffs on American companies, including Harley Davidson and Levi's.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-threatens-to-tax-european-cars-if-the-eu-retaliates-against-us-tariffs-2018-3
Trump steps up war of words on trade with threat to tax EU cars
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs, threatening to "apply a tax" on imports of cars from the European Union.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43270388
Trump’s Tariff Plan Leaves Blue-Collar Winners and Losers
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/business/economy/tariff-blue-collar.html
Trump's terrible tariffs
Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-trump-exports-tariffs-20180302-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dJY06maooSdH87MsuFmqjN4p9VA5M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Pruitt tapes revealed: Evolution's a 'theory,' 'majority' religions under attack - CHRISTO-FASCIST
Radio archives from Oklahoma also show him warning of ‘judicial monarchy’ and advocating constitutional amendments to ban abortion and gay marriage.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as an unproven theory, lamented that “minority religions” were pushing Christianity out of “the public square” and advocated amending the Constitution to ban abortion, prohibit same-sex marriage and protect the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ten Commandments, according to a newly unearthed series of Oklahoma talk radio shows from 2005.
Pruitt, who at the time was a state senator, also described the Second Amendment as divinely granted and condemned federal judges as a “judicial monarchy” that is “the most grievous threat that we have today." And he did not object when the program’s host described Islam as “not so much a religion as it is a terrorist organization in many instances.”
The six hours of civics class-style conversations [ https://web.archive.org/web/20070126055028/http:/www.1170kfaq.com:80/qu.html ] on Tulsa-based KFAQ-AM were recently rediscovered by a firm researching Pruitt’s past remarks, which provided them to POLITICO on condition of anonymity so as not to identify its client. They reveal Pruitt's unfiltered views on a variety of political and social issues, more than a decade before the ambitious Oklahoman would lead President Donald Trump’s EPA.
The views he states, in discussions peppered with references to inalienable rights and the faith of the nation's founders, are in line with those of millions of other conservative, devout Christians. But they also show stances that at times are at odds with the broader American mainstream, and in some cases with accepted scientific findings — an issue that has more recently come up with his skepticism about the science behind climate change.
“There aren’t sufficient scientific facts to establish the theory of evolution, and it deals with the origins of man, which is more from a philosophical standpoint than a scientific standpoint,” he said in one part of the series, in which Pruitt and the program's hosts discussed issues related to the Constitution.
EPA would not say this week whether any of Pruitt’s positions have changed since 2005. Asked whether the administrator’s skepticism about a major foundation of modern science such as evolution could conflict with the agency's mandate to make science-based decisions, spokesman Jahan Wilcox told POLITICO that “if you're insinuating that a Christian should not serve in capacity as EPA administrator, that is offensive and a question that does not warrant any further attention."
Republicans in Congress defended Pruitt, saying his religious beliefs should factor into how he does his job.
"All of us are people of faith and obviously influenced by our faith and the role it played in our life … and continue[s] to play in our life on a daily basis," said Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, which oversees EPA. "It’s a part of who we are."
Sen. Jim Inhofe, a fellow Oklahoman, said Pruitt's faith does and should play a role in his work.
“He’s a believer. He is a Jesus guy. He believes in the principles,” Inhofe said. “I think it does [have an impact], and I think it has to. Anyone who denies that that has an impact isn’t being totally honest."
Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists — a group that has criticized Pruitt’s environmental policies — said Pruitt’s religious beliefs aren’t relevant to his leadership of EPA “because the job is not to be the nation’s pastor.” But his group still worries that Pruitt has chosen to “sideline science" and “wants to make decisions on a wholly political basis.”
“If I had to say if there was a philosophy behind his decisions, it’s 'Industry is always right and we should just get out of the way,'” Rosenberg said.
Pruitt expounded his philosophy on a wide variety of topics during the radio discussions, which originally appeared under the heading “KFAQ University — Standing Up For What’s Right.” Five years after they originally aired, the programs were posted on Pruitt’s campaign website in 2010 [ https://web.archive.org/web/20100914150046/http://www.scottpruitt.com/Media.html ] when he ran for Oklahoma attorney general.
The discussions among Pruitt and the hosts always began with the Pledge of Allegiance and often stuck to dry reviews of the historical context of the Revolutionary War and the Constitution’s origins. But they sometimes swerved into modern-day political frustrations, often with religious overtones.
Pruitt, a former Baptist deacon who was previously a trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., acknowledged that the founders of the United States did not want a church to run the government. But still, he explained at length, society should be centered on certain religious ideals or it will fall into “chaos.”
In the current political atmosphere, he said, “We're saying to a certain category of religion, 'No, you can't be a part of the public square, because you are the majority religion, historically. We're going to make sure that the minority religions are built up and encouraged, but the majority religion is going to be shifted aside.' Now that violates, again, individual liberty.”
He frequently referred to atheism and humanism, which stresses the potential for humans to be good, as religions that enjoy more rights to expression than Christianity.
“I believe that it’s time for us to say, let us be truthful and honest about who we are as a country because if we protect the principles of the First Amendment, we will respect all religions and each will be able to freely exercise what they believe in the public square,” Pruitt said.
History has proven that people will not do what's right without religious principles to guide them, Pruitt said.
“When you take out this aspect of who we are as a republic, and you try to eradicate it from who we are, it leads to what? 'Each man did what was right in his own eyes,' and you have chaos,” Pruitt said.
He added that without changes to protect constitutional rights, "it leads to anarchy, it leads to rebellion,” which he predicted could happen within the next few decades or sooner.
In one episode, a host suggested that Islam “is not so much a religion as it is a terrorist organization, in many instances.” The host, Gwen Freeman, added: “You can believe whatever you want to, but if you’re going to be hiding behind a mosque and teaching people in your mosques to harm other people, that’s where you have to draw the line.”
“Absolutely,” Pruitt responded, going on to talk about the relationship between God and believers and saying that people should be able to practice any religion unless it is manifested in violence. “Our First Amendment should preserve the right of Hindus and Muslims to practice their faith. I believe that with all my heart. But what I don’t agree with is that because of that relationship, if it is manifested in violence as Gwen is saying, that we don’t have the right to deal with that.”
Pruitt didn’t explicitly endorse or dispute her description of Islam as a terrorist organization.
Throughout the programs, Pruitt suggested that states might need to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments that would allow expression of religion in government, declare abortion illegal and bar same-sex marriage.
Pruitt acknowledged some trepidation about holding a constitutional convention, which could make wholesale changes to the nation’s founding charter.
“It scares me to a large degree to go into something like a constitutional convention, ’cause that means that we’re going to have to really be educated, and informed, and debate,” he said. “But you know what? Maybe it’s time.”
Federal courts have interpreted the Constitution to require the separation of church and state and have expanded upon that in a series of cases, including a 1947 decision prohibiting New Jersey from using public funds to bus students to Catholic schools.
Pruitt disagreed, saying: “I think the most grievous threat that we have today is this imperialistic judiciary, this judicial monarchy that has it wrong on what the First Amendment's about and has an objective to create religious sterility in the public square, which is wholly inconsistent with the Founding Fathers’ view.”
He also weighed in on a 2005 Supreme Court case that involved a display of the Ten Commandments at the Texas State Capitol. He argued that prohibiting such displays elevated atheist beliefs above Jewish and Christian ones.
Two years earlier, Pruitt had supported an unsuccessful bill that would have required textbooks in Oklahoma to carry a disclaimer [ https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060074217 ] that evolution is a theory. The show hosts joked that Pruitt had been compared to Adolf Hitler and the Taliban for backing the measure.
“I’m a bit better-looking than them,” Pruitt quipped. “My wife tells me so anyway.”
In the 2005 recordings, Pruitt also backed a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms, saying it derives from a divine mandate and thus cannot be limited.
“If you can tell me what gun, type of gun, I can possess, then I didn’t really get that right to keep and bear arms from God,” he said. “It was not bequeathed to me, it was not unalienable, right?”
Even some issues that aren’t explicitly faith-based, such as global warming and fossil fuel production, have often split different groups of religious believers. Some polls show that less than 30 percent of white evangelical Protestants believe that human activity is the driving factor behind climate change.
And Pruitt has echoed that sentiment, telling CNBC last year that he did not believe carbon dioxide was a primary contributor to climate change. Last week, he told the Christian broadcaster CBN News that he supports developing the nation’s energy resources, a stance that he believes aligns with Scripture’s teachings.
"The biblical worldview with respect to these issues is that we have a responsibility to manage and cultivate, harvest the natural resources that we've been blessed with to truly bless our fellow mankind,” he said.
Pruitt isn’t the first EPA administrator to openly express his or her religious faith, of course. His immediate predecessor, Gina McCarthy, was a Roman Catholic who visited top officials at the Vatican in 2015 as church officials worked to write Pope Francis' climate change encyclical. She oversaw the creation of the major climate change and water regulations that Pruitt's EPA has started to unwind.
Katharine Hayhoe, an evangelical Christian and climate scientist, said the evidence of climate change does not conflict with the teachings of the Bible — so anyone who rejects the science is making more of a cultural or political decision than a faith-based one.
"I think you probably could run Boeing if you thought gravity was optional, as long as you were willing to let people who didn't think it was optional actually do the design of the plane," Hayhoe said. "Here's the thing: If we think it is optional to agree that the planet is warming, humans are responsible and the impacts are serious ... we will be making decisions that are not based in reality."
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/02/scott-pruitt-epa-evolution-theory-abortion-gay-marriage-433284
Apparently Scott Pruitt doesn’t think evolution is a scientific fact either
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/gy8ne7/apparently-scott-pruitt-doesnt-think-evolution-is-a-scientific-fact-either
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=pruitt
Roy Moore says he's 'struggled to make ends meet,' raises $32,000
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/roy_moore_says_hes_struggled_t.html
Judge Roy Moore for U.S. Senate
First, I wanted to write you to say thank you most sincerely for your support and prayers for my campaign for the U. S. Senate. Your financial contributions helped me fight over $50 million dollars from Washington insiders who did not want me to bring the truth about God and our Constitution to Washington D. C.
I have no regrets! Together we fought the good fight, we finished our course, and we have kept the faith. And we do not intend to quit! The future of our children and grandchildren is at stake.
I now face another vicious attack from lawyers in Washington D. C. and San Francisco who have hired one of the biggest firms in Birmingham Alabama to bring another legal action against me and ensure that I never fight again.
However, I will trust God that he will allow truth to prevail against the unholy forces of evil behind their attack.
I have lawyers who want to help but they are not without cost and besides their fees, legal expenses could run over $100,000. I have had to establish a “legal defense fund, anything you give will be appreciated.
The liberal media, in association with some who want to destroy our Country do not want my influence in the 2018 elections and are doing everything they can to stop me.
Gays, lesbians, and transgenders have joined forces with those who believe in abortion, sodomy, and destruction of all that we hold dear. Unless we stand together we will lose our Country.
Christians can no longer afford to remain silent in these “perilous” times. For we know that in such time men shall be come lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.
We must fight, an appeal to the God of Heaven is all that is left us!
Please help me fight this battle for the heart and soul of this Nation. Your financial contribution to my legal defense fund is crucial.
After over 40 years of public service I cannot back down now.
When I stood to bring these values and truths to Washington D. C. I was forced to fight the Washington establishment, the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, the ultra-liberal media and people such asGeorge Soros, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and many others who fear the truth.
I’m sure that you cannot imagine how this has taken a toll on my wife, my children, and even my friends.
My resources have been depleted and I have struggled to make ends meet, but I have not lost my faith in our God, who is our true source of strength and will never leave or forsake us.
I am truly thankful for your support, your cards, letters and words of encouragement.
As I was writing this letter, a young lady handed me a note from her brother, Steven and a cash contribution of $84.
This is what Steven wrote:
“I read your book and am currently reading your court opinion on gay marriage. Sir, you are an American hero. You have inspired me. I won’t forget the poems of yours that I’ve read or the stands you’ve made against those trying to disfigure our Country and its heritage. I and so many others are with you, sir, and will help in any way to defend your character.”
Steven’s $84 will be deposited in my defense fund as he wished, and his words of encouragement will continually remind me of others who have expressed similar sentiments.
I do not profess to be a hero, but I will not forget so many who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve this land and our form of government, with which we have been truly blessed.
Thank you in advance for anything you can give to help me in my defense, and if you can’t give, I would appreciate your prayers and moral support.
May God bless you!
Sincerely,
Judge Roy Moore
P.S. The political Left is filled with men and women whose sole aim in life is to overthrow our God-ordained rights which are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. It is your responsibility and mine to stand up to this vile encroachment on our rights, and defend that for which the Founding Fathers sacrificed so greatly. Please send a generous gift today to the Roy Moore Legal Defense Fund to help me defeat, once and for all, those who would destroy America in order to usher in their anti-Christian “kingdom.” May the Lord richly bless you as you stand with me in this critical fight!
https://www.facebook.com/JudgeRoyMoore/posts/748684961996404
Roy Moore says he’s ‘struggled to make ends meet,’ asks for $250,000 from supporters
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/roy-moore-says-hes-struggled-to-make-ends-meet-asks-for-250000-from-supporters-2018-03-03
Roy Moore Is Now Broke And Begging For Money On Facebook, People Are Sending ‘Thoughts And Prayers’ Instead
The controversial former Senate candidate is blaming George Soros, Barack Obama, and the 'ultra-liberal media' for his financial woes.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4811552/roy-moore-is-now-broke-and-begging-for-money-on-facebook-people-are-sending-thoughts-and-prayers-instead/
Roy Moore Is Pleading With Supporters to Pay His Legal Bills
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/roy-moore-is-pleading-with-supporters-to-pay-his-legal-bills.html
Is Roy Moore Broke? Former Alabama Senate Candidate Issues Plea for Cash
http://www.newsweek.com/roy-moore-broke-former-alabama-senate-candidate-issues-plea-cash-829579
Roy Moore issues grievance-laden plea for money: “My resources have been depleted”
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/03/roy-moore-money-plea/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d7HSOH1LlWtFqXM4f4DHpEsMhBB3M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Russia's Gazprom to terminate gas contracts with Ukraine
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has initiated a process that would end its gas supply contracts with Ukraine's Naftogaz. The move has raised concerns about gas supplies to European countries.
http://www.dw.com/en/russias-gazprom-to-terminate-gas-contracts-with-ukraine/a-42814931
Russia Tells EU Gas Supplies Via Ukraine Under No Immediate Threat
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-03-03/russias-gazprom-says-has-started-terminating-gas-contracts-with-ukraine
Why Russia's Pipeline Power Is Overhyped
A $2.6 billion ruling in Stockholm against Gazprom shows its limits as a Kremlin tool.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-02/gazprom-ruling-shows-limits-of-russian-pipeline-power
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d3nfiAXAWeK80zMOwtQEJuR9VwF1M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Shortly before Trump announced tariffs, his former adviser dumped millions in steel-related stocks - Carl Icahn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/02/shortly-before-trump-announced-tariffs-his-former-adviser-dumped-millions-in-steel-related-stocks/
Before Trump Announced Tariffs, Icahn Sold Off Millions In Steel-Related Stocks
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/03/590583598/before-trump-announced-tariffs-icahn-sold-off-millions-in-steel-related-stocks
more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=carl+icahn
https://news.google.com/news/story/dTsHiTGzEIgfiTMFXRfSA_ruLn9bM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Days before the election, Stormy Daniels threatened to cancel deal to keep alleged affair with Trump secret
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/days-before-the-election-stormy-daniels-threatened-to-cancel-deal-to-keep-alleged-affair-with-trump-secret/2018/03/02/770a446a-1d9b-11e8-8a2c-1a6665f59e95_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dbVUaofR5KrSpOMK-KIPqc6dvFyFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Watch: Tiger Wrestles Bear In Rare Viral Video
http://www.ibtimes.com/watch-tiger-wrestles-bear-rare-viral-video-2659394
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d7u-rKLUVzjs-6MQrOoOyadkz9fKM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Scientists To Gather Data On Alaska’s Kachemak Bay For Ocean Acidification Monitoring
The researchers hope to understand more about ocean acidification, which could have a negative impact on marine animals and organisms.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4811436/scientists-to-gather-data-on-alaskas-kachemak-bay-for-ocean-acidification-monitoring/
Kachemak Bay may be a model for ocean acidification monitoring
http://kbbi.org/post/kachemak-bay-may-be-model-ocean-acidification-monitoring
Something huge is happening in Alaska right now
Scientists have installed sensors at the Kachemac Bay to understand just how devastating ocean acidification is going to be.
https://www.morningticker.com/2018/03/something-huge-is-happening-in-alaska-right-now/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dz4l9-hOQT3jumMaBmb-tNFg8ajYM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Kentucky Bill To Outlaw Child Marriage Stalled By Conservative Lobbying
“This is legalized rape of children,” one proponent of the bill argued.
A bill to stop child marriage in Kentucky was stalled by a conservative group this week, leaving some state lawmakers furious. But the group said they just want to protect parents’ rights in the process.
State Sen. Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville) introduced Senate Bill 48 after she learned that Kentucky has the third-highest rate of child marriage in the country, just below Texas and Florida, according to Insider Louisville. From 2000 to 2015, more than 10,000 children were married in Kentucky, according to the Tahirih Justice Center.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kentucky-bill-child-marriage_us_5a9acca4e4b0a0ba4ad3d03f
We Need To Talk About Armie Hammer’s Bonkers Billy Graham Movie
Before he broke out with “The Social Network,” Hammer played the famous evangelist in a cheesy, homoerotic biopic that no one saw. It’s a thing to behold.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/armie-hammer-billy-graham-movie_us_5a9861d0e4b0479c025088d2
France’s Far-Right National Front Is Getting A New Name To Hide Its Old Problems
Marine Le Pen and the National Front are holding a “refoundation congress” to mount a political comeback.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/le-pen-far-right-national-front-france_us_5a8c37a4e4b0117adf7232b9
Syrians Fight For Survival Amid Assad’s Poison Gas Warfare
In Syria’s Ghouta region, attacks continue even after a United Nations ceasefire.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/assad-ghouta-syria-attacks_us_5a999ef6e4b0a0ba4ad31783
The Dumb Reason Some Kids Born To LGBTQ Americans Aren’t U.S. Citizens
The State Department is relying on an outdated policy that is at odds with federal court precedents.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbtq-parents-kids-citizens-state-department_us_5a8848a4e4b00bc49f449455
DNA Testing Forced Me To Rethink My Entire Racial Identity
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dna-testing-forced-me-to-rethink-my-entire-racial-identity_us_5a8311b8e4b00ecc923ee61b
Bomb-Sniffing Army Dogs Got Terrible Treatment After Service Ended: Pentagon Report - Reuters
Some of the dogs were left in kennels for up to 11 months, according to the Defense Department.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/army-dogs-mistreated-bomb-sniffing_us_5a9ae3ace4b0479c0252ffc2
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-dogs/canine-war-heroes-mistreated-by-u-s-army-pentagon-report-idUSKCN1GE30M
Fla. Senate rejects assault weapons ban, holds moment of silence for shooting victims
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fla-senate-rejects-assault-weapons-ban-holds-moment-of-silence-for-shooting-victims/2018/03/03/698a68cc-1f23-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html
also at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-florida-senate-assault-weapons-silence-20180303-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dZeRzRcp_MZrtRMphcLsJVzqtSSAM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Need a North Korean Missile? Call the Cairo Embassy
CAIRO - On an island in the Suez Canal, a towering AK-47 rifle, its muzzle and bayonet pointed skyward, symbolizes one of Egypt’s most enduring alliances. Decades ago, North Korea presented it to Egypt to commemorate the 1973 war against Israel, when North Korean pilots fought and died on the Egyptian side.
But now the statue has come to signify another aspect of Egypt’s ties to North Korea: a furtive trade in illegal weapons that has upset President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s otherwise cozy relationship with the United States, set off a painful cut in military aid and drawn unremitting scrutiny from United Nations inspectors.
Egypt has purchased North Korean weapons and allowed North Korean diplomats to use their Cairo embassy as a base for military sales across the region, American and United Nations officials say. Those transactions earned vital hard cash for North Korea, but they violated international sanctions and drew the ire of Egypt’s main military patron, the United States, which cut or suspended $291 million in military aid in August.
Tensions may bubble up again in the coming weeks with the publication of a United Nations report that contains new information about the cargo of a rusty North Korean freighter intercepted off the coast of Egypt in 2016. The ship was carrying 30,000 rocket-propelled grenades worth an estimated $26 million.
The report, due to be released this month, identifies the customer for the weapons as an arm of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, Egypt’s main state weapons conglomerate. Mr. Sisi heads the committee that oversees the group.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/world/middleeast/egypt-north-korea-sanctions-arms-dealing.html
If North Korea is helping Syria make chemical weapons, it's part of a long history of outlaw ties
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-north-korea-syria-20180227-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dLxo3vg40uwetlMz0Iji_O-6QX2cM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'
(CNN) - President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a "rigged system" that still doesn't have the "right people" in place to fix it, during a freewheeling speech to Republican donors in Florida on Saturday.
In the closed-door remarks, a recording of which was obtained by CNN, Trump also praised China's President Xi Jinping for recently consolidating power and extending his potential tenure, musing he wouldn't mind making such a maneuver himself.
"He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great," Trump said. "And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."
The remarks, delivered inside the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate during a lunch and fundraiser, were upbeat, lengthy, and peppered with jokes and laughter. But Trump's words reflected his deeply felt resentment that his actions during the 2016 campaign remain under scrutiny while those of his former rival, Hillary Clinton, do not.
"I'm telling you, it's a rigged system folks," Trump said. "I've been saying that for a long time. It's a rigged system. And we don't have the right people in there yet. We have a lot of great people, but certain things, we don't have the right people."
Trump has repeatedly said that his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, should launch investigations into Clinton, and has continued to lambast Sessions on Twitter for not taking what he views as appropriate steps to probe Clinton's actions involving her private email server.
The stewing anger with Sessions has soured Trump's mood over the past week, including on Wednesday evening, when he fumed inside the White House over his attorney general's decision to release a statement defending himself after Trump chastised his approach to an investigation into alleged surveillance abuses as "DISGRACEFUL" on Twitter.
The episode was just one irritant in a long series of upsetting moments for Trump this week. Morale at the White House has dropped to new lows, and Trump himself has seethed at the negative headlines.
On Saturday, among donors gathered in the grand ballroom named for himself at Mar-a-Lago, Trump pondered the happiness of his former rival, wondering aloud whether she was enjoying life after the campaign.
"Is Hillary a happy person? Do you think she's happy?" he said. "When she goes home at night, does she say, 'What a great life?' I don't think so. You never know. I hope she's happy."
Elsewhere in his remarks, Trump went after former President George W. Bush for his decision to invade Iraq after faulty intelligence indicated the country had weapons of mass destruction.
"Here we are, like the dummies of the world, because we had bad politicians running our country for a long time," he said.
Trump called the Iraq invasion "the single worst decision ever made" and said it amounted to "throwing a big fat brick into a hornet's nest."
"That was Bush. Another real genius. That was Bush," Trump said sarcastically. "That turned out to be wonderful intelligence. You know? Great intelligence agency there."
Trump has previously cited the WMD failure to go after US intelligence agencies, bringing up the error as a reason to doubt the same agencies conclusions' that Russia meddled in the 2016 election.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/trump-maralago-remarks/index.html
Trump jokes about Melania leaving at Gridiron dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHsJSARt9Ds
Trump draws some laughs at Gridiron dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsDMadDXuA
Trump on China abolishing presidential term limits: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot someday'
President Donald Trump in a private speech to Republican donors on Saturday floated the idea of abolishing presidential term limits.
Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for consolidating power, saying, "Maybe we'll give that a shot someday."
Trump also used the speech to bash his former opponent Hillary Clinton and insult former President George W. Bush.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-abolishing-term-limits-maybe-well-give-that-a-shot-someday-2018-3
Eight signs that Xi Jinping was planning to cement his grip on China
Abolishing term limits is the culmination of a campaign of control waged since he became president in 2012
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/eight-signs-that-xi-jinping-was-planning-to-cement-his-grip-on-china
Xi Jinping’s power play: from president to China’s new dictator?
The country is at at a dangerous moment after the president’s bid to extend his rule
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/xi-jinping-from-president-to-china-new-dictator
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dDUVqT7IJwX4UfMuBpUrchX2B_8_M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Knotted structures called skyrmions seem to mimic ball lightning
A new type of skyrmion simulates linked magnetic fields that may hold glowing orbs together, too
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/knotted-structures-called-skyrmions-seem-mimic-ball-lightning
study http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/3/eaao3820
Scientists observe a new quantum particle with properties of ball lightning
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-scientists-quantum-particle-properties-ball.html
Scientists Model Rare Ball Lightning With Help From Tangled 'Skyrmion' Quasiparticle
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-model-rare-ball-lightning-with-help-from-tan-1823442462
Scientists create 'quantum ball lightning' in the lab in breakthrough that could pave the way for stable fusion reactors
Scientists created elusive theorized particle known as the Shankar skyrmion
The expets say the quantum 'knot' may mimic the conditions of ball lightning
It could finally help to explain the phenomenon, and improve fusion reactors
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5456531/Scientists-create-quantum-ball-lightning-lab.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dXPLUZToPN16FxMHp3bQY9xKV9j8M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time
https://www.popsci.com/stephen-hawking-neil-degrasse-tyson-big-bang
Stephen Hawking Says He Knows What Happened Before the Big Bang
https://www.livescience.com/61914-stephen-hawking-neil-degrasse-tyson-beginning-of-time.html
Time did not begin with the Big Bang - Stephen Hawking
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=12005865
Stephen Hawking knows what happened 'BEFORE the Big Bang'
ONE of the world's biggest questions about what happened before the Big Bang may have just been solved
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/686069/big-bang-before-stephen-hawking-theory-no-boundary-proposal-science-theory-of-everything
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dZ33hH29YvONV2MkhTOHVz3b19voM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
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Hope Hicks white lies: White House in chaos amid Hicks departure
AM Joy
3/3/18
Hope Hicks has resigned, Jared Kushner has had his security clearance downgraded from Top Secret, Donald Trump’s tweets could start a trade war, and H.R. McMaster could be out by next month. Joy Reid and her panel discuss a White House in reported chaos.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/hope-hicks-white-lies-white-house-in-chaos-amid-hicks-departure-1176081987571 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwq0RKqZQg [with comments]
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Jared Kushner: Foreign business ties influencing Trump policy?
AM Joy
3/3/18
Jared Kushner was targeted in reports asserting that foreign governments sought to manipulate the president’s senior adviser via his business vulnerabilities, while Robert Mueller is asking if Kushner’s foreign business ties are influencing Donald Trump's policies. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/jared-kushner-news-foreign-business-ties-influencing-trump-policy-1176086595957 [a must-watch]
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Hope Hicks white lies: Hicks questioned in House probe
AM Joy
3/3/18
Hope Hicks’ announcement that she is leaving the White House comes one day after telling investigators that she sometimes told ‘white lies’ for Donald Trump. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss what could be behind Hick’s departure.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/hope-hicks-white-lies-hicks-questioned-in-mueller-russia-probe-1176110659946 [a must-watch]
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Mueller asking about Trump, hacked Democratic emails
AM Joy
3/3/18
Robert Mueller is reportedly asking witnesses if Donald Trump knew about the hacked Democratic emails before their release. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the question: What did Donald Trump know and when did he know it?
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mueller-asking-about-trump-hacked-democratic-emails-1176093763950 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcpmcpVcdfw [with comments]
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Parkland shooting victim’s dad: Marco Rubio never called
AM Joy
3/3/18
Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime Guttenberg was tragically killed in the Parkland shooting, tells Joy Reid he has a message for Marco Rubio: ‘You have no business being involved in this if you can’t be productive.’ Joy and her panel also discuss the push for effective gun control.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/parkland-shooting-victim-s-dad-marco-rubio-never-called-1176101443743 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlaAgrZcyPw [with comments]
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Parkland shooting: will lawmakers pass better gun control?
AM Joy
3/3/18
The Parkland shooting is forcing lawmakers to address the surging demand for better gun control legislation, yet many elected officials are only offering weak reforms. Joy Reid and her panel of pro-reform politicians from Florida discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/parkland-shooting-will-florida-lawmakers-pass-better-gun-control-1176126531561 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLa2Dp-DY4 [with comments]
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MS-13 gang: Information on gang in Long Island, beyond
AM Joy
3/2/18
The MS-13 gang is often evoked by Donald Trump as a reason for tougher immigration policies, but activists fear this gives authorities unsubstantiated justification to target all Latino youth. MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee speaks with Long Island law enforcement on the controversy.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/ms-13-gang-information-on-gang-in-long-island-beyond-1175166019559
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Kris Kobach On Trial For Blocking Voters
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by aclu [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7M42vQrNmZ0tnmmenLWwBA / https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos , https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos/videos ]
Before Kris Kobach was leading the now-defunct presidential election commission, he was disenfranchising voters in Kansas.
We're taking him and the law that blocked more than 35,000 Kansans from registering to vote to trial next week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTY5QdjUSao [with comments]
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Putting Trump On Notice About DACA: Fix What You Broke.
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by aclu
Last fall, Donald Trump ended DACA to appease his loudest anti-immigrant supporters. Now the lives of more than 800,000 young immigrants are at stake.
On Sunday, March 4 join the ACLU, United We Dream, allies, and advocates outside the White House to put Trump on notice. https://go.peoplepower.org/event/action/12738 ["Sorry, it's too late to sign up for this event."] [ https://map.peoplepower.org/ ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG9xEEdEh58 [with comments]
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IS THIS THE LAST VIDEO OF ALEX JONES ON YOUTUBE?
Published on Mar 4, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg / https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel , https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos ]
Right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones announced Saturday evening that YouTube had frozen his video channel and would delete it on Sunday, after CNN pursued the social media giant and its advertisers.
The announcement came just hours after CNN published a story, “Advertisers flee InfoWars founder Alex Jones’ YouTube channel [ http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/03/technology/youtube-ads-infowars-alex-jones/index.html ],” in which journalists Paul P. Murphy and Gianluca Mezzofiore approached companies to explain why their ads were showing up on Alex Jones’s channel. https://www.infowars.com/cnn-pushes-youtube-to-ban-alex-jones-demonetize-video-channel/ [the YouTube embedded there included in sequence below]
[from March 3, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288uXvkNLMo [with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jzpBM0ieg0 (with comments)]
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How Gods Die (The Collapse of Easter Island)
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Rare Earth [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGG8ucQgEJPeUPhJZ4M4jA / https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield , https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield/videos ]
A year ago, nearly to the day, my wife and I stood before the Moai of Rapa Nui and discussed what we would have to sacrifice for me to live my dream of starting a world documentary series.
Today, Francesco and I are releasing our first video from the island and I couldn't be more overwhelmed. We have a few coming from the island before we move to mainland Chile, and I hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed making them.
Thanks for coming back again and again. We appreciate you. Even the trolls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6aEaMiDeUw [with comments]
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CNN Now Attacking Infowars Sponsors In Free Speech Crackdown
Published on Mar 4, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel
Filmed yesterday, we were unable to upload due to the 2nd strike which youtube has since removed.
Here Alex Jones discusses the fake news put out by CNN of our "Sponsors" fleeing our youtube channel.
[from March 3, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVvBOhTsM8 [with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiGqHdW-7o (with comments)]
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Video Games CAUSE violence: 2014 Vs 2018
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Thunderf00t [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmb8hO2ilV9vRa8cilis88A / https://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t , https://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t/videos ]
Video Game CAUSE violence: 2014 Vs 2018.....
it's led to some unlikely allies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0RBUvM0Irg [with comments]
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Thoughts & Prayers: America's Worst Responders
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Funny Or Die [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzS3-65Y91JhOxFiM7j6grg / https://www.youtube.com/user/FunnyorDie , https://www.youtube.com/user/FunnyorDie/videos ]
As mass shootings continue to plague America, those in power dispatch their most useless operatives, Thoughts (Darrell Hammond) & Prayers (Julia Mattison), to take care of the situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnPJIajt4GM [with comments]
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Paulogia and Classical Theist on The Simplicity of God
Streamed live on Mar 3, 2018 by Godless Cranium [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewUkuIHNuwuMNWMa96q9ZQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewUkuIHNuwuMNWMa96q9ZQ/videos ]
Classical Theist and Paulogia talk about Classical Theism and the simplicity and essence of God.
Classical Theist's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChairmanDrek757
Paulogia's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIS4cWaXgWpznjwovFYQBJQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgeXUove2es [with comments]
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Atheism, Agnosticism, and Shinto
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Professor Stick [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA/videos ]
Just a quick video about my thoughts on atheism and agnosticism.
Original Video (I leave the link to the original video here for context purposes, but please don't leave hate comments on the original video. This guy is actually a very nice person and he doesn't deserve any hate.):
Are Japanese Atheists?
Published on Feb 7, 2018 by
Many people think Japanese are so irreligious and atheists, but is it really true? As a native Japanese who actually lives in Japan, I personally don’t really think so.
Disclaimer
The opinion expressed in this video is just my individual opinion and does not necessarily reflect the views of all the entire Japanese people. It may not actually apply to the Japanese people you actually meet in Japan.
[with a number of references and sources listed/linked]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M88UVTynzmE [with comments]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtGXo5-Vjo [with comments]
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CP Time: Forgotten Black Women of History: The Daily Show
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
Dulce Sloan joins Roy Wood Jr. to discuss overlooked black women, including a hair care magnate, a home security pioneer and the real founders of Black Lives Matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz0HyFTuhLo [with comments]
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Presidential Address Cold Open - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFzWxSCi39LnW1JKFR3efg / https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive , https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive/videos ]
President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) convenes a bipartisan symposium featuring Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (Cecily Strong) to address gun control.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IL4sMC_XBE [with (nearly 4,000) comments]
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Homework Hotline - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Mr. Leonard (Charles Barkley) and his study buddy, Bobo, have a hard time finding callers who actually need homework help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEhk4UPMbgo [with comments]
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Harassment Awards - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Grabbie nominees Tom Sturgeson (Alex Moffat), Lenny Martin (Pete Davidson), Ronald Kellogg (Kenan Thompson), Tim Franklin (Charles Barkley) and Catherine LeBourge (Aidy Bryant) are interviewed on the red carpet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGkmJbFWkzw [with comments]
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Roach Product - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Ned (Charles Barkley) knows the only thing that can stop a bad roach is a good roach with a gun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUrTXxbk-s [with comments]
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Weekend Update on Hope Hicks's Resignation - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Hope Hicks resigning as White House Communications Director and Jared Kushner losing his security clearance. Hope Hicks (Cecily Strong) stops by to explain her resignation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQHI8p_uez8 [with comments]
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Weekend Update on Marijuana Possession Arrests - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including 86% of those arrested for marijuana possession in New York being black or Latino. Kyle Mooney and Leslie Jones stop by. Guest appearance by Hilary Knight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQyoMnIwUt4 [with comments]
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The Champions - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Charles Barkley, Alex Rodriguez and D.C. Timmons (Kenan Thompson) debate whether basketball, baseball or football is harder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ4hBC_tAME [with comments]
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Con Ed Repair Site - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Construction workers (Charles Barkley, Alex Moffat, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, Chris Redd) consider what they'd wear if they were women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCypw1oX4FQ [with comments]
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Hump or Dump - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Three men (Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Charles Barkley) vie for Amanda's (Aidy Bryant) attention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjcuqX1_WYE [with comments]
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Last Call with Charles Barkley - SNL
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
A bartender (Kenan Thompson) witnesses the hookup between Sheila Sovage (Kate McKinnon) and Chubby Hunts (Charles Barkley).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mwRj6OCYbE [with comments]
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Breaking! YouTube Issues Third Strike Against Alex Jones
Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Infowars Censored [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQFltbX16rtIk10eDP7tsQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQFltbX16rtIk10eDP7tsQ/videos ]
YouTube has issued another strike on "The Alex Jones Chanel", blocking live streaming and uploads of new videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5iLaZWgVo [with comments]
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The New Lie "UFO", The Old Lie Military Nazi Las Vegas Casino Area 51 Money Complex Elon Musk Joke
Published on Mar 2, 2018 by Bravo Von Muller [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G1zEStJMqN3mnEONXA7Mw , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G1zEStJMqN3mnEONXA7Mw/videos ]
The New Lie is upon us "The UFO's are Here" The Old Lie is getting a little long in the Tooth.., Military Industrial Matrix, Las Vegas Casinos, Money Laundering Area 51 Complex, THE TRUE STORY !!! (The Elon Musk Joke).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJb_r2ZAPjQ [with comments]
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stashed March 3, 2018:
Baby Steps for Gun Reform
If there are any new restrictions on firearms, expect them to be minor.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/gun-reform-congress/554603/
Tanks vs. AK-47s, and other Aspects of the Gun Debate
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2018/03/tanks-vs-ak-47s-and-other-aspects-of-the-gun-debate/554708/
Can We Really Expect Teachers to Act Like Soldiers? Three Veterans Weigh In.
Sometimes training isn't enough, because humans—and even soldiers—are hardwired to stay alive.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18698737/what-veterans-say-about-arming-teachers/
'Arm the Teachers' Is the Vain and Foolish Fantasy of a Vain and Foolish President
We shouldn’t add more guns to a problem caused by too many guns.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18700121/arming-teachers-president-trump-bad-idea/
Children of the Night
( https://youtu.be/ccdR-Gi3_Xc )
A day at Camp Sundown [ https://www.xps.org/camp-sundown ] begins just after the last rays of the sun have disappeared from the horizon. Shielded by a cloak of darkness, campers flood the grounds to play soccer and drive Go-Karts. For these children, who suffer from a rare UV light-sensitivity, nocturnality is the norm. They are allergic to sunlight. They rarely see the light of day.
Sundown, directed by Liza Mandelup, is an intimate portrait of life in a short-lived haven for children with xeroderma pigmentosum. According to the National Library of Medicine [ https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/xeroderma-pigmentosum ], affected children develop a severe sunburn after spending just a few minutes in the sun. “Society is not set up for these kids to live a normal life,” Mandelup told The Atlantic. “They have to stay out of the sun for their entire lives. This camp is created so that for two weeks, these kids can feel like they’re normal. They wait all year for these two weeks. This is the best time of their lives.”
Ultimately, Mandelup said she “was inspired by the normalcy that someone can create from any situation.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/554666/camp-sundown/
Inside Atomwaffen As It Celebrates a Member for Allegedly Killing a Gay Jewish College Student
ProPublica obtained the chat logs of Atomwaffen, a notorious white supremacist group. When Samuel Woodward was charged with killing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein last month in California, other Atomwaffen members cheered the death, concerned only that the group’s cover might have been blown.
Feb. 23, 2018
https://www.propublica.org/article/atomwaffen-division-inside-white-hate-group
Exclusive: Florida Public School Teacher [toothy white girl] Has A White Nationalist Podcast
Dayanna Volitich suggests Muslims be eradicated from the earth, believes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories ... and teaches middle school social studies.
Dayanna Volitich, a 25-year-old social studies teacher at Crystal River Middle School in Florida, has been secretly hosting the white nationalist podcast “Unapologetic” under the pseudonym “Tiana Dalichov” and bragging about teaching her views in a public school, HuffPost has discovered.
In her most recent podcast on Feb. 26, a guest railed against diversity in schools, dismissing the idea that “a kid from Nigeria and a kid who came from Sweden are supposed to learn exactly the same” and have the “same IQ.” Volitich enthusiastically agreed with the guest, and went on to argue that “science” has proven that certain races are smarter than others.
In the same episode, Volitich boasted about bringing her white nationalist beliefs into the classroom and hiding her ideology from administrators. She said that when parents complained to the school’s principal about how she is injecting political bias into the classroom, Volitich lied to the principal and said it was not true.
“She believed me and backed off,” she said.
Volitich also agreed with her guest’s assertion that more white supremacists need to infiltrate public schools and become teachers. “They don’t have to be vocal about their views, but get in there!” her guest said. “Be more covert and just start taking over those places.”
“Right,” Volitich said. “I’m absolutely one of them.”
After HuffPost made inquiries about Volitich’s white nationalism to the Citrus County School District on Friday, “Tiana Dalichov” tweeted that she “might disappear for a while” and then set her account to private. She also scrubbed the website for her podcast.
HuffPost took screenshots of many of the racist and incendiary statements she made online.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-public-school-teacher-white-nationalist-podcast_us_5a99ae32e4b089ec353a1fba
Muslims In Plano Had Been Building Bridges For Years, Then Came A Council Member's Facebook Post - calling for a ban on Islam in schools
http://keranews.org/post/muslims-plano-had-been-building-bridges-years-then-came-council-members-facebook-post
Florida public school teacher, 25, is unmasked as voice of white nationalist podcast called 'unapologetic' where she boasts about spreading her political views in the classroom
Dayanna Volitich was named on Saturday as Tiana Dalichov, the alt-right podcaster
She also tweeted under Tiana Dalichov and promoted right-wing views
Dayanna, 25, is a teacher at Crystal River Middle School in Florida
On Twitter, Tiana said institutional and systemic racism were 'bulls***' concepts
She also makes reference to the 'JQ', an anti-semitic abbreviation for the Jewish Question
On her podcast, Tiana said a Swedish child and Nigerian child would not learn in the same way
She said she was 'underhanded' with spreading her views and that parents had complained about her
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5458693/Florida-teacher-25-runs-Unapologetic-white-nationalist-podcast.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/diTdiaU5okCg1HMqlszoMqd_NKvtM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Putin says he wishes the Soviet Union had not collapsed. Many Russians agree.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/03/putin-says-he-wishes-he-could-change-the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union-many-russians-agree/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dWHBWVvxDzyg9TMHQd4-PzD31NGbM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Russia's Favorite Syrian Warlord
Brigadier General Suheil al-Hassan has won over Putin and played a central role in the assault on eastern Ghouta.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/who-is-russias-favorite-syrian-warlord/554774/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dsvqA8eS99OYiUMXM_X_7AsdQNOHM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Man reportedly shoots himself to death near White House, Secret Service says - Trump out od town
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-service-responds-reports-shots-fired-white-house-n852921
Man Fires Several Rounds Near White House Before Killing Himself, Secret Service Says
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/03/590582242/person-allegedly-shoots-self-along-white-house-fence-secret-service-says
White House shooting: Man shoots and kills himself outside fence
A man has shot and killed himself outside the White House in Washington, the Secret Service says.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43273830
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/df-S6CIpRyGSH2M_vF31KxW12fyFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump threatens to slap retaliatory tariff on European cars as trade war talk heats up
President Trump hit out at Europe, which has threatened retaliation for new U.S. steel export tariffs.
Trump said the U.S. may levy a 25 percent tax on cars exported from the European Union, which could impact popular brands sold stateside.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/03/trump-threatens-to-slap-retaliatory-tax-on-european-cars-as-trade-war-talk-heats-up.html
Trump threatens to tax European cars after EU leader calls planned US tariffs 'stupid'
President Donald Trump has threatened to levy a tax on European car imports into the US if European officials impose tax hikes on American companies.
The European Union has sharply condemned Trump's plan to impose a 10% tariff on steel imports and 25% on aluminum.
One official called it "stupid" and threatened to impose tariffs on American companies, including Harley Davidson and Levi's.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-threatens-to-tax-european-cars-if-the-eu-retaliates-against-us-tariffs-2018-3
Trump steps up war of words on trade with threat to tax EU cars
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs, threatening to "apply a tax" on imports of cars from the European Union.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43270388
Trump’s Tariff Plan Leaves Blue-Collar Winners and Losers
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/business/economy/tariff-blue-collar.html
Trump's terrible tariffs
Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-trump-exports-tariffs-20180302-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dJY06maooSdH87MsuFmqjN4p9VA5M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Pruitt tapes revealed: Evolution's a 'theory,' 'majority' religions under attack - CHRISTO-FASCIST
Radio archives from Oklahoma also show him warning of ‘judicial monarchy’ and advocating constitutional amendments to ban abortion and gay marriage.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as an unproven theory, lamented that “minority religions” were pushing Christianity out of “the public square” and advocated amending the Constitution to ban abortion, prohibit same-sex marriage and protect the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ten Commandments, according to a newly unearthed series of Oklahoma talk radio shows from 2005.
Pruitt, who at the time was a state senator, also described the Second Amendment as divinely granted and condemned federal judges as a “judicial monarchy” that is “the most grievous threat that we have today." And he did not object when the program’s host described Islam as “not so much a religion as it is a terrorist organization in many instances.”
The six hours of civics class-style conversations [ https://web.archive.org/web/20070126055028/http:/www.1170kfaq.com:80/qu.html ] on Tulsa-based KFAQ-AM were recently rediscovered by a firm researching Pruitt’s past remarks, which provided them to POLITICO on condition of anonymity so as not to identify its client. They reveal Pruitt's unfiltered views on a variety of political and social issues, more than a decade before the ambitious Oklahoman would lead President Donald Trump’s EPA.
The views he states, in discussions peppered with references to inalienable rights and the faith of the nation's founders, are in line with those of millions of other conservative, devout Christians. But they also show stances that at times are at odds with the broader American mainstream, and in some cases with accepted scientific findings — an issue that has more recently come up with his skepticism about the science behind climate change.
“There aren’t sufficient scientific facts to establish the theory of evolution, and it deals with the origins of man, which is more from a philosophical standpoint than a scientific standpoint,” he said in one part of the series, in which Pruitt and the program's hosts discussed issues related to the Constitution.
EPA would not say this week whether any of Pruitt’s positions have changed since 2005. Asked whether the administrator’s skepticism about a major foundation of modern science such as evolution could conflict with the agency's mandate to make science-based decisions, spokesman Jahan Wilcox told POLITICO that “if you're insinuating that a Christian should not serve in capacity as EPA administrator, that is offensive and a question that does not warrant any further attention."
Republicans in Congress defended Pruitt, saying his religious beliefs should factor into how he does his job.
"All of us are people of faith and obviously influenced by our faith and the role it played in our life … and continue[s] to play in our life on a daily basis," said Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, which oversees EPA. "It’s a part of who we are."
Sen. Jim Inhofe, a fellow Oklahoman, said Pruitt's faith does and should play a role in his work.
“He’s a believer. He is a Jesus guy. He believes in the principles,” Inhofe said. “I think it does [have an impact], and I think it has to. Anyone who denies that that has an impact isn’t being totally honest."
Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists — a group that has criticized Pruitt’s environmental policies — said Pruitt’s religious beliefs aren’t relevant to his leadership of EPA “because the job is not to be the nation’s pastor.” But his group still worries that Pruitt has chosen to “sideline science" and “wants to make decisions on a wholly political basis.”
“If I had to say if there was a philosophy behind his decisions, it’s 'Industry is always right and we should just get out of the way,'” Rosenberg said.
Pruitt expounded his philosophy on a wide variety of topics during the radio discussions, which originally appeared under the heading “KFAQ University — Standing Up For What’s Right.” Five years after they originally aired, the programs were posted on Pruitt’s campaign website in 2010 [ https://web.archive.org/web/20100914150046/http://www.scottpruitt.com/Media.html ] when he ran for Oklahoma attorney general.
The discussions among Pruitt and the hosts always began with the Pledge of Allegiance and often stuck to dry reviews of the historical context of the Revolutionary War and the Constitution’s origins. But they sometimes swerved into modern-day political frustrations, often with religious overtones.
Pruitt, a former Baptist deacon who was previously a trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., acknowledged that the founders of the United States did not want a church to run the government. But still, he explained at length, society should be centered on certain religious ideals or it will fall into “chaos.”
In the current political atmosphere, he said, “We're saying to a certain category of religion, 'No, you can't be a part of the public square, because you are the majority religion, historically. We're going to make sure that the minority religions are built up and encouraged, but the majority religion is going to be shifted aside.' Now that violates, again, individual liberty.”
He frequently referred to atheism and humanism, which stresses the potential for humans to be good, as religions that enjoy more rights to expression than Christianity.
“I believe that it’s time for us to say, let us be truthful and honest about who we are as a country because if we protect the principles of the First Amendment, we will respect all religions and each will be able to freely exercise what they believe in the public square,” Pruitt said.
History has proven that people will not do what's right without religious principles to guide them, Pruitt said.
“When you take out this aspect of who we are as a republic, and you try to eradicate it from who we are, it leads to what? 'Each man did what was right in his own eyes,' and you have chaos,” Pruitt said.
He added that without changes to protect constitutional rights, "it leads to anarchy, it leads to rebellion,” which he predicted could happen within the next few decades or sooner.
In one episode, a host suggested that Islam “is not so much a religion as it is a terrorist organization, in many instances.” The host, Gwen Freeman, added: “You can believe whatever you want to, but if you’re going to be hiding behind a mosque and teaching people in your mosques to harm other people, that’s where you have to draw the line.”
“Absolutely,” Pruitt responded, going on to talk about the relationship between God and believers and saying that people should be able to practice any religion unless it is manifested in violence. “Our First Amendment should preserve the right of Hindus and Muslims to practice their faith. I believe that with all my heart. But what I don’t agree with is that because of that relationship, if it is manifested in violence as Gwen is saying, that we don’t have the right to deal with that.”
Pruitt didn’t explicitly endorse or dispute her description of Islam as a terrorist organization.
Throughout the programs, Pruitt suggested that states might need to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments that would allow expression of religion in government, declare abortion illegal and bar same-sex marriage.
Pruitt acknowledged some trepidation about holding a constitutional convention, which could make wholesale changes to the nation’s founding charter.
“It scares me to a large degree to go into something like a constitutional convention, ’cause that means that we’re going to have to really be educated, and informed, and debate,” he said. “But you know what? Maybe it’s time.”
Federal courts have interpreted the Constitution to require the separation of church and state and have expanded upon that in a series of cases, including a 1947 decision prohibiting New Jersey from using public funds to bus students to Catholic schools.
Pruitt disagreed, saying: “I think the most grievous threat that we have today is this imperialistic judiciary, this judicial monarchy that has it wrong on what the First Amendment's about and has an objective to create religious sterility in the public square, which is wholly inconsistent with the Founding Fathers’ view.”
He also weighed in on a 2005 Supreme Court case that involved a display of the Ten Commandments at the Texas State Capitol. He argued that prohibiting such displays elevated atheist beliefs above Jewish and Christian ones.
Two years earlier, Pruitt had supported an unsuccessful bill that would have required textbooks in Oklahoma to carry a disclaimer [ https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060074217 ] that evolution is a theory. The show hosts joked that Pruitt had been compared to Adolf Hitler and the Taliban for backing the measure.
“I’m a bit better-looking than them,” Pruitt quipped. “My wife tells me so anyway.”
In the 2005 recordings, Pruitt also backed a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms, saying it derives from a divine mandate and thus cannot be limited.
“If you can tell me what gun, type of gun, I can possess, then I didn’t really get that right to keep and bear arms from God,” he said. “It was not bequeathed to me, it was not unalienable, right?”
Even some issues that aren’t explicitly faith-based, such as global warming and fossil fuel production, have often split different groups of religious believers. Some polls show that less than 30 percent of white evangelical Protestants believe that human activity is the driving factor behind climate change.
And Pruitt has echoed that sentiment, telling CNBC last year that he did not believe carbon dioxide was a primary contributor to climate change. Last week, he told the Christian broadcaster CBN News that he supports developing the nation’s energy resources, a stance that he believes aligns with Scripture’s teachings.
"The biblical worldview with respect to these issues is that we have a responsibility to manage and cultivate, harvest the natural resources that we've been blessed with to truly bless our fellow mankind,” he said.
Pruitt isn’t the first EPA administrator to openly express his or her religious faith, of course. His immediate predecessor, Gina McCarthy, was a Roman Catholic who visited top officials at the Vatican in 2015 as church officials worked to write Pope Francis' climate change encyclical. She oversaw the creation of the major climate change and water regulations that Pruitt's EPA has started to unwind.
Katharine Hayhoe, an evangelical Christian and climate scientist, said the evidence of climate change does not conflict with the teachings of the Bible — so anyone who rejects the science is making more of a cultural or political decision than a faith-based one.
"I think you probably could run Boeing if you thought gravity was optional, as long as you were willing to let people who didn't think it was optional actually do the design of the plane," Hayhoe said. "Here's the thing: If we think it is optional to agree that the planet is warming, humans are responsible and the impacts are serious ... we will be making decisions that are not based in reality."
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/02/scott-pruitt-epa-evolution-theory-abortion-gay-marriage-433284
Apparently Scott Pruitt doesn’t think evolution is a scientific fact either
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/gy8ne7/apparently-scott-pruitt-doesnt-think-evolution-is-a-scientific-fact-either
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=pruitt
Roy Moore says he's 'struggled to make ends meet,' raises $32,000
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/roy_moore_says_hes_struggled_t.html
Judge Roy Moore for U.S. Senate
First, I wanted to write you to say thank you most sincerely for your support and prayers for my campaign for the U. S. Senate. Your financial contributions helped me fight over $50 million dollars from Washington insiders who did not want me to bring the truth about God and our Constitution to Washington D. C.
I have no regrets! Together we fought the good fight, we finished our course, and we have kept the faith. And we do not intend to quit! The future of our children and grandchildren is at stake.
I now face another vicious attack from lawyers in Washington D. C. and San Francisco who have hired one of the biggest firms in Birmingham Alabama to bring another legal action against me and ensure that I never fight again.
However, I will trust God that he will allow truth to prevail against the unholy forces of evil behind their attack.
I have lawyers who want to help but they are not without cost and besides their fees, legal expenses could run over $100,000. I have had to establish a “legal defense fund, anything you give will be appreciated.
The liberal media, in association with some who want to destroy our Country do not want my influence in the 2018 elections and are doing everything they can to stop me.
Gays, lesbians, and transgenders have joined forces with those who believe in abortion, sodomy, and destruction of all that we hold dear. Unless we stand together we will lose our Country.
Christians can no longer afford to remain silent in these “perilous” times. For we know that in such time men shall be come lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.
We must fight, an appeal to the God of Heaven is all that is left us!
Please help me fight this battle for the heart and soul of this Nation. Your financial contribution to my legal defense fund is crucial.
After over 40 years of public service I cannot back down now.
When I stood to bring these values and truths to Washington D. C. I was forced to fight the Washington establishment, the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, the ultra-liberal media and people such asGeorge Soros, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and many others who fear the truth.
I’m sure that you cannot imagine how this has taken a toll on my wife, my children, and even my friends.
My resources have been depleted and I have struggled to make ends meet, but I have not lost my faith in our God, who is our true source of strength and will never leave or forsake us.
I am truly thankful for your support, your cards, letters and words of encouragement.
As I was writing this letter, a young lady handed me a note from her brother, Steven and a cash contribution of $84.
This is what Steven wrote:
“I read your book and am currently reading your court opinion on gay marriage. Sir, you are an American hero. You have inspired me. I won’t forget the poems of yours that I’ve read or the stands you’ve made against those trying to disfigure our Country and its heritage. I and so many others are with you, sir, and will help in any way to defend your character.”
Steven’s $84 will be deposited in my defense fund as he wished, and his words of encouragement will continually remind me of others who have expressed similar sentiments.
I do not profess to be a hero, but I will not forget so many who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve this land and our form of government, with which we have been truly blessed.
Thank you in advance for anything you can give to help me in my defense, and if you can’t give, I would appreciate your prayers and moral support.
May God bless you!
Sincerely,
Judge Roy Moore
P.S. The political Left is filled with men and women whose sole aim in life is to overthrow our God-ordained rights which are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. It is your responsibility and mine to stand up to this vile encroachment on our rights, and defend that for which the Founding Fathers sacrificed so greatly. Please send a generous gift today to the Roy Moore Legal Defense Fund to help me defeat, once and for all, those who would destroy America in order to usher in their anti-Christian “kingdom.” May the Lord richly bless you as you stand with me in this critical fight!
https://www.facebook.com/JudgeRoyMoore/posts/748684961996404
Roy Moore says he’s ‘struggled to make ends meet,’ asks for $250,000 from supporters
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/roy-moore-says-hes-struggled-to-make-ends-meet-asks-for-250000-from-supporters-2018-03-03
Roy Moore Is Now Broke And Begging For Money On Facebook, People Are Sending ‘Thoughts And Prayers’ Instead
The controversial former Senate candidate is blaming George Soros, Barack Obama, and the 'ultra-liberal media' for his financial woes.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4811552/roy-moore-is-now-broke-and-begging-for-money-on-facebook-people-are-sending-thoughts-and-prayers-instead/
Roy Moore Is Pleading With Supporters to Pay His Legal Bills
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/roy-moore-is-pleading-with-supporters-to-pay-his-legal-bills.html
Is Roy Moore Broke? Former Alabama Senate Candidate Issues Plea for Cash
http://www.newsweek.com/roy-moore-broke-former-alabama-senate-candidate-issues-plea-cash-829579
Roy Moore issues grievance-laden plea for money: “My resources have been depleted”
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/03/roy-moore-money-plea/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d7HSOH1LlWtFqXM4f4DHpEsMhBB3M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Russia's Gazprom to terminate gas contracts with Ukraine
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has initiated a process that would end its gas supply contracts with Ukraine's Naftogaz. The move has raised concerns about gas supplies to European countries.
http://www.dw.com/en/russias-gazprom-to-terminate-gas-contracts-with-ukraine/a-42814931
Russia Tells EU Gas Supplies Via Ukraine Under No Immediate Threat
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-03-03/russias-gazprom-says-has-started-terminating-gas-contracts-with-ukraine
Why Russia's Pipeline Power Is Overhyped
A $2.6 billion ruling in Stockholm against Gazprom shows its limits as a Kremlin tool.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-02/gazprom-ruling-shows-limits-of-russian-pipeline-power
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d3nfiAXAWeK80zMOwtQEJuR9VwF1M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Shortly before Trump announced tariffs, his former adviser dumped millions in steel-related stocks - Carl Icahn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/02/shortly-before-trump-announced-tariffs-his-former-adviser-dumped-millions-in-steel-related-stocks/
Before Trump Announced Tariffs, Icahn Sold Off Millions In Steel-Related Stocks
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/03/590583598/before-trump-announced-tariffs-icahn-sold-off-millions-in-steel-related-stocks
more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=carl+icahn
https://news.google.com/news/story/dTsHiTGzEIgfiTMFXRfSA_ruLn9bM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Days before the election, Stormy Daniels threatened to cancel deal to keep alleged affair with Trump secret
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/days-before-the-election-stormy-daniels-threatened-to-cancel-deal-to-keep-alleged-affair-with-trump-secret/2018/03/02/770a446a-1d9b-11e8-8a2c-1a6665f59e95_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dbVUaofR5KrSpOMK-KIPqc6dvFyFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Watch: Tiger Wrestles Bear In Rare Viral Video
( https://youtu.be/Bo2kHm8s2EY )
http://www.ibtimes.com/watch-tiger-wrestles-bear-rare-viral-video-2659394
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d7u-rKLUVzjs-6MQrOoOyadkz9fKM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Scientists To Gather Data On Alaska’s Kachemak Bay For Ocean Acidification Monitoring
The researchers hope to understand more about ocean acidification, which could have a negative impact on marine animals and organisms.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4811436/scientists-to-gather-data-on-alaskas-kachemak-bay-for-ocean-acidification-monitoring/
Kachemak Bay may be a model for ocean acidification monitoring
http://kbbi.org/post/kachemak-bay-may-be-model-ocean-acidification-monitoring
Something huge is happening in Alaska right now
Scientists have installed sensors at the Kachemac Bay to understand just how devastating ocean acidification is going to be.
https://www.morningticker.com/2018/03/something-huge-is-happening-in-alaska-right-now/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dz4l9-hOQT3jumMaBmb-tNFg8ajYM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Kentucky Bill To Outlaw Child Marriage Stalled By Conservative Lobbying
“This is legalized rape of children,” one proponent of the bill argued.
A bill to stop child marriage in Kentucky was stalled by a conservative group this week, leaving some state lawmakers furious. But the group said they just want to protect parents’ rights in the process.
State Sen. Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville) introduced Senate Bill 48 after she learned that Kentucky has the third-highest rate of child marriage in the country, just below Texas and Florida, according to Insider Louisville. From 2000 to 2015, more than 10,000 children were married in Kentucky, according to the Tahirih Justice Center.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kentucky-bill-child-marriage_us_5a9acca4e4b0a0ba4ad3d03f
We Need To Talk About Armie Hammer’s Bonkers Billy Graham Movie
Before he broke out with “The Social Network,” Hammer played the famous evangelist in a cheesy, homoerotic biopic that no one saw. It’s a thing to behold.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/armie-hammer-billy-graham-movie_us_5a9861d0e4b0479c025088d2
France’s Far-Right National Front Is Getting A New Name To Hide Its Old Problems
Marine Le Pen and the National Front are holding a “refoundation congress” to mount a political comeback.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/le-pen-far-right-national-front-france_us_5a8c37a4e4b0117adf7232b9
Syrians Fight For Survival Amid Assad’s Poison Gas Warfare
In Syria’s Ghouta region, attacks continue even after a United Nations ceasefire.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/assad-ghouta-syria-attacks_us_5a999ef6e4b0a0ba4ad31783
The Dumb Reason Some Kids Born To LGBTQ Americans Aren’t U.S. Citizens
The State Department is relying on an outdated policy that is at odds with federal court precedents.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbtq-parents-kids-citizens-state-department_us_5a8848a4e4b00bc49f449455
DNA Testing Forced Me To Rethink My Entire Racial Identity
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dna-testing-forced-me-to-rethink-my-entire-racial-identity_us_5a8311b8e4b00ecc923ee61b
Bomb-Sniffing Army Dogs Got Terrible Treatment After Service Ended: Pentagon Report - Reuters
Some of the dogs were left in kennels for up to 11 months, according to the Defense Department.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/army-dogs-mistreated-bomb-sniffing_us_5a9ae3ace4b0479c0252ffc2
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-dogs/canine-war-heroes-mistreated-by-u-s-army-pentagon-report-idUSKCN1GE30M
Fla. Senate rejects assault weapons ban, holds moment of silence for shooting victims
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fla-senate-rejects-assault-weapons-ban-holds-moment-of-silence-for-shooting-victims/2018/03/03/698a68cc-1f23-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html
also at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-florida-senate-assault-weapons-silence-20180303-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dZeRzRcp_MZrtRMphcLsJVzqtSSAM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Need a North Korean Missile? Call the Cairo Embassy
CAIRO - On an island in the Suez Canal, a towering AK-47 rifle, its muzzle and bayonet pointed skyward, symbolizes one of Egypt’s most enduring alliances. Decades ago, North Korea presented it to Egypt to commemorate the 1973 war against Israel, when North Korean pilots fought and died on the Egyptian side.
But now the statue has come to signify another aspect of Egypt’s ties to North Korea: a furtive trade in illegal weapons that has upset President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s otherwise cozy relationship with the United States, set off a painful cut in military aid and drawn unremitting scrutiny from United Nations inspectors.
Egypt has purchased North Korean weapons and allowed North Korean diplomats to use their Cairo embassy as a base for military sales across the region, American and United Nations officials say. Those transactions earned vital hard cash for North Korea, but they violated international sanctions and drew the ire of Egypt’s main military patron, the United States, which cut or suspended $291 million in military aid in August.
Tensions may bubble up again in the coming weeks with the publication of a United Nations report that contains new information about the cargo of a rusty North Korean freighter intercepted off the coast of Egypt in 2016. The ship was carrying 30,000 rocket-propelled grenades worth an estimated $26 million.
The report, due to be released this month, identifies the customer for the weapons as an arm of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, Egypt’s main state weapons conglomerate. Mr. Sisi heads the committee that oversees the group.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/world/middleeast/egypt-north-korea-sanctions-arms-dealing.html
If North Korea is helping Syria make chemical weapons, it's part of a long history of outlaw ties
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-north-korea-syria-20180227-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dLxo3vg40uwetlMz0Iji_O-6QX2cM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ZCJnf-qMw )
(CNN) - President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a "rigged system" that still doesn't have the "right people" in place to fix it, during a freewheeling speech to Republican donors in Florida on Saturday.
In the closed-door remarks, a recording of which was obtained by CNN, Trump also praised China's President Xi Jinping for recently consolidating power and extending his potential tenure, musing he wouldn't mind making such a maneuver himself.
"He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great," Trump said. "And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."
The remarks, delivered inside the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate during a lunch and fundraiser, were upbeat, lengthy, and peppered with jokes and laughter. But Trump's words reflected his deeply felt resentment that his actions during the 2016 campaign remain under scrutiny while those of his former rival, Hillary Clinton, do not.
"I'm telling you, it's a rigged system folks," Trump said. "I've been saying that for a long time. It's a rigged system. And we don't have the right people in there yet. We have a lot of great people, but certain things, we don't have the right people."
Trump has repeatedly said that his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, should launch investigations into Clinton, and has continued to lambast Sessions on Twitter for not taking what he views as appropriate steps to probe Clinton's actions involving her private email server.
The stewing anger with Sessions has soured Trump's mood over the past week, including on Wednesday evening, when he fumed inside the White House over his attorney general's decision to release a statement defending himself after Trump chastised his approach to an investigation into alleged surveillance abuses as "DISGRACEFUL" on Twitter.
The episode was just one irritant in a long series of upsetting moments for Trump this week. Morale at the White House has dropped to new lows, and Trump himself has seethed at the negative headlines.
On Saturday, among donors gathered in the grand ballroom named for himself at Mar-a-Lago, Trump pondered the happiness of his former rival, wondering aloud whether she was enjoying life after the campaign.
"Is Hillary a happy person? Do you think she's happy?" he said. "When she goes home at night, does she say, 'What a great life?' I don't think so. You never know. I hope she's happy."
Elsewhere in his remarks, Trump went after former President George W. Bush for his decision to invade Iraq after faulty intelligence indicated the country had weapons of mass destruction.
"Here we are, like the dummies of the world, because we had bad politicians running our country for a long time," he said.
Trump called the Iraq invasion "the single worst decision ever made" and said it amounted to "throwing a big fat brick into a hornet's nest."
"That was Bush. Another real genius. That was Bush," Trump said sarcastically. "That turned out to be wonderful intelligence. You know? Great intelligence agency there."
Trump has previously cited the WMD failure to go after US intelligence agencies, bringing up the error as a reason to doubt the same agencies conclusions' that Russia meddled in the 2016 election.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/trump-maralago-remarks/index.html
Trump jokes about Melania leaving at Gridiron dinner
CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHsJSARt9Ds
Trump draws some laughs at Gridiron dinner
ABC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsDMadDXuA
Trump on China abolishing presidential term limits: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot someday'
President Donald Trump in a private speech to Republican donors on Saturday floated the idea of abolishing presidential term limits.
Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for consolidating power, saying, "Maybe we'll give that a shot someday."
Trump also used the speech to bash his former opponent Hillary Clinton and insult former President George W. Bush.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-abolishing-term-limits-maybe-well-give-that-a-shot-someday-2018-3
Eight signs that Xi Jinping was planning to cement his grip on China
Abolishing term limits is the culmination of a campaign of control waged since he became president in 2012
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/eight-signs-that-xi-jinping-was-planning-to-cement-his-grip-on-china
Xi Jinping’s power play: from president to China’s new dictator?
The country is at at a dangerous moment after the president’s bid to extend his rule
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/xi-jinping-from-president-to-china-new-dictator
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dDUVqT7IJwX4UfMuBpUrchX2B_8_M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Knotted structures called skyrmions seem to mimic ball lightning
A new type of skyrmion simulates linked magnetic fields that may hold glowing orbs together, too
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/knotted-structures-called-skyrmions-seem-mimic-ball-lightning
study http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/3/eaao3820
Scientists observe a new quantum particle with properties of ball lightning
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-scientists-quantum-particle-properties-ball.html
Scientists Model Rare Ball Lightning With Help From Tangled 'Skyrmion' Quasiparticle
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-model-rare-ball-lightning-with-help-from-tan-1823442462
Scientists create 'quantum ball lightning' in the lab in breakthrough that could pave the way for stable fusion reactors
Scientists created elusive theorized particle known as the Shankar skyrmion
The expets say the quantum 'knot' may mimic the conditions of ball lightning
It could finally help to explain the phenomenon, and improve fusion reactors
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5456531/Scientists-create-quantum-ball-lightning-lab.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dXPLUZToPN16FxMHp3bQY9xKV9j8M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ88kC2Nx8M )
https://www.popsci.com/stephen-hawking-neil-degrasse-tyson-big-bang
Stephen Hawking Says He Knows What Happened Before the Big Bang
https://www.livescience.com/61914-stephen-hawking-neil-degrasse-tyson-beginning-of-time.html
Time did not begin with the Big Bang - Stephen Hawking
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=12005865
Stephen Hawking knows what happened 'BEFORE the Big Bang'
ONE of the world's biggest questions about what happened before the Big Bang may have just been solved
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/686069/big-bang-before-stephen-hawking-theory-no-boundary-proposal-science-theory-of-everything
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dZ33hH29YvONV2MkhTOHVz3b19voM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
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"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty."
from John Philpot Curran, Speech
upon the Right of Election, 1790
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