Sunday, April 01, 2018 7:39:13 PM
Weakly Address: 3/10/18
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The White House [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse , https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos ]
President Donald J. Trump’s Weakly Address
March 10, 2018
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-weekly-03102018/ [official transcript]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cezI_IN0YI0 [with comments]
--
Statement from the Press Secretary on President Donald J. Trump’s Upcoming Visit to Latin America
Issued on: March 10, 2018
President Donald J. Trump will travel to Peru next month to attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima and will meet with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Following the President’s participation at the summit, he will travel to Colombia to meet with President Juan Manuel Santos. The trip will be the President’s first to Latin America, and he will participate in a series of bilateral, multilateral, and cultural engagements. This travel demonstrates the President’s resolve to deepen our historical ties with our partners in the region and to strengthen our joint commitment to improve security and prosperity for the people of the Americas. The President is looking forward to meeting with partners and allies who share our values and believe that the promise of a safe and prosperous future rests in strong democracies, fair and reciprocal trade, and secure borders.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-president-donald-j-trumps-upcoming-visit-latin-america/
--
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France
Issued on: March 10, 2018
President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday with President Emmanuel Macron of France about the President’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. President Trump underscored that his decision is necessary and appropriate to protect national security. Both Presidents discussed alternative ways to address United States concerns. The two leaders also conferred about President Trump’s intention to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ensure the complete and permanent denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Both Presidents sharply condemned the Assad regime, and its Russian and Iranian sponsors, for the atrocities it has committed, including the bombing in East Ghouta.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-call-president-emmanuel-macron-france-9/
--
Stormy Daniels: Did Trump lawyer payment break law?
AM Joy
3/19/18
Stormy Daniels received a $130,000 payment from a lawyer of Donald Trump—but did this break the law? Joy Reid and her panel discuss claims by Trump attorney Michael Cohen that he used personal funds to pay the former porn star.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/stormy-daniels-did-trump-lawyer-payment-break-law-1182549059592 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di3JYCB4pBk [with comments]
*
Sam Nunberg: Robert Mueller probe ‘not a witch hunt’
AM Joy
3/19/18
Former Donald Trump aide Sam Nunberg has been speaking out about the Robert Mueller probe, saying it is ‘not a witch hunt.’ Joy Reid and her panel discuss how close Mueller might be to making an obstruction of justice case against the president.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/sam-nunberg-robert-mueller-probe-not-a-witch-hunt-1182552131859 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGtoGeSFzos [with comments]
*
Immigration: Department of Justice rips California, praises ICE
AM Joy
3/19/18
The Department of Justice has scolded California municipalities for protecting immigrants from unfettered ICE actions against the undocumented. Joy Reid and Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs discuss how communities like his seek to safeguard their diverse populations.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/immigration-department-of-justice-rips-california-praises-ice-1182560323953
*
Rick Scott signs first Florida gun restrictions in 20 years
AM Joy
3/19/18
Florida Governor Rick Scott just signed Florida’s first gun restrictions in 20 years into law. But our guest tells Joy Reid, ‘He is 22 years late on this issue.’
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/rick-scott-signs-first-florida-gun-restrictions-in-20-years-1182567491938 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byP61Ya8PdQ [with comments]
*
Mueller probe: Seychelles meeting about back channels?
AM Joy
3/19/18
Robert Mueller and the Russia Probe are looking into whether a Seychelles meeting on a remote island was held to establish back channels between the incoming Donald Trump administration and Russia. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mueller-probe-seychelles-meeting-about-back-channels-1182580291717 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljC_i1-ADk [with comments] [a must-watch]
*
Steel tariffs: Trump signs tariffs, might start trade war
AM Joy
3/19/18
Donald Trump signed steel tariffs into effect, but experts say they will likely hurt the overall economy, while possibly helping only a small sector of American workers. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/steel-tariffs-a-policy-move-looking-to-past-not-future-steel-tariffs-trump-signs-tariffs-might-start-trade-war-1182580804001
--
President Trump Delivers a Statement Upon Departure
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The White House
The White House
[no official transcript (yet) at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/ ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV0kSKyB8qE [with comments]
--
Pasty White Virgins
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Rare Earth [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGG8ucQgEJPeUPhJZ4M4jA / https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield , https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield/videos ]
Today's video is just for fun. After last week's episode, I figured it would be good to do something light. It's a story about tanning, virginity, and how we basically can find anything attractive so long as it means that person is doing well socially.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exeUTS9ZElM [with comments]
--
Genesis of Debunk Blue Balls (Johan Oldenkamp P3)
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Logicked [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaFNs3ETMvkmy0JahAS6WJA / https://www.youtube.com/user/logicked , https://www.youtube.com/user/logicked/videos ]
Video referee, please exile me to a penalty cage on Jupiter so I don’t have to live on this planet.
[Part 1, "Johan Oldenkamp shares his truth (which isn’t true) (and makes no sense)", included at/see also in particular (linked in) https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138775039 and preceding and following (earlier this string)]
Part 2, "Proving New Age woo by rewriting Genesis 1 (Johan Oldenkamp P2)", included at/see also in particular (linked in) https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139051519 and preceding and following (earlier this string)]
Response to:
Johan Oldenkamp "The Original Ten Commandments"
Open Mind Conference 2015. Johan Oldenkamp graduated in cognitive psychology and knowledge engineering. He got a PhD for researching how to combine artificial intelligence with operations research.
He became a professor of knowledge transfer, innovation and entrepreneurship at Stenden University. In 2008, he resigned from his job in order to devote all his time, energy and savings to the further development of Wholly Science. Since then, he lives (by his own choice) without income from a job or unemployment benefit.
In 2012, Johan participated in the Dutch parliamentary elections as the leader of a new political party.
Lecture: Title: "The Original Ten Commandments" Due to translation errors, ignorance, and even malevolence, not all wordings in the contemporary Bible are correct. However, based on his understanding of Wholly Science, Dr. Oldenkamp has, in several cases, been able to restore the original meaning of these ancient writings.
In his lecture, he will reveal the original meaning of both The Creation and The Ten Commandments. Their genuine meaning has nothing to do with believing, as these ancient writings were meant to develop our scientific understanding of the True Nature of this reality. http://www.pateo.nl/
https://www.openmindconference.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvlv8OuKYhY [with comments]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4PQ7C1Yog [with comments]
--
Apparently Vaccinations Disrupt Immune Balance
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Professor Stick [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA/videos ]
What's up everyone? Today we're going to be taking a look at vaccinations once again. However, this time we'll be tackling a topic that isn't brought up much, and is more "advanced" than the commonly debunked arguments that anti-vaxxers usually bring up.
Original Video:
Vaccines Destroy Immune Balance Through Abnormal Route Of Entry & Toxic Ingredients
Dr. Wakefield says that vaccines cause autism and explains in detail why adjuvants used in vaccines to stimulate a TH2 antibody immune response causes an abnormal overload and stress on the immune system that leads to immune dysfunction, which can lead to a wide variety of chronic health problems. Vaccination bypasses the TH1 cellular responses (responsible for 80% of our immune function according to Dr. Toni Bark) yet the immune system works best when both TH1 and TH2 work synergistically together. Vaccination destroys the synergy of the immune system because injection bypasses normal route of entry (through the lungs, often times) whereby TH1 cell response is the first response to happen. An antibody response is not an indicator of immunity, only of an allergic response. Natural immunity and being vaccine free is the healthiest option for children.
Produced by Larry Cook
http://www.stopmandatoryvaccination.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0veqwrVeeQ [with comments]
Further Reading:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12946237
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15231067
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/32/1/76/311106
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XNMhfegqE [with comments]
--
Is Stormy Daniels Set To Reenact Pornographic Sex With Trump Look-Alike?
Published on Mar 10, 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 ]
Stormy Daniels and the mainstream media are doing everything they can to try and drag Donald Trump and his presidency through the mud. Alex Jones breaks down the controversy surrounding President Trump and his possible, one-time affair with porn star Stormy Daniels as she plans to relaunch her career from the media storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRooLZJ7Rzs [with comments] [another version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChE1JbLAbvM (additional text taken from; with comments)]
*
Scientists Warn Of "Disease X" Could Wipe Out Humanity!
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel
The globalists master plan of depopulation has been exposed, they are now so open about it that even their goal of killing 98% of the population has been revealed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9zJoGOsaD8 [with comments]
*
CNN Reports On Controversial Satanism Inside Clinton Campaign
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel
CNN is once more trying to say that the Podestas and the Clintons have nothing whatsoever to do with Satanism and that Marina Abramovic is nothing but a performance artist.
Senior adviser at HUD spread conspiracy theory that Clinton campaign chairman was Satanist
Updated March 8, 2018
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/kfile-john-gibbs-hud/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkqNYqVC2Jo [with comments]
--
11 Times Donald Trump Sounded A Lot Like Alex Jones
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by VICE News [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews , https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews/videos ]
Alex Jones, radio host and founder of InfoWars.com, is known for promoting conspiracy theories. He has called 9/11 an inside job, suggested the Sandy Hook and Pulse Nightclub shootings were “false flag” attacks, and said Hillary Clinton is a “demon” and an “interdimensional invader.”
Jones and InfoWars have an audience of more than 6.5 million a month, including the United States’ next president. Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump, Jr., have both shared articles from InfoWars, and Trump Sr. was a guest on Jones’s show in 2015, where he complimented Jones’s “amazing” reputation. Trump reportedly called Jones to thank him for his support after the election.
Both Jones and Trump subscribe to many of the same fringe theories, for example that President Obama wears a secret “Muslim ring,” that Clinton took performance-enhancing drugs during the debates, and that Trump won the popular vote. While it’s impossible to say how much direct influence Jones has on Trump, the president-elect often raises certain conspiracy theories after they are disseminated by Jones and his fans.
The video above shows 11 uncanny overlaps between statements made by Jones and by Trump. As Jones himself said in August, “It is surreal to talk about issues, here on air, and then word for word hear Trump say it two days later.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzIOidaeFC0 [with comments]
--
LIVE: President Donald Trump Rally • Moon Township, PA • Saturday, March 10, 2018
Streamed live on Mar 10, 2018 by Ron Gibson [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYv-5LsUyc_P8KMo7YGPFPA / https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF , https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF/videos ]
[no official transcript (yet) at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/ ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiZnOExskRQ [with comments] [also at e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwh8e1_5KsQ (with comments), and, extended full event coverage (packed with ads), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTWx42YMkbA (with comments)]
--
Bachelor Finale Cold Open - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFzWxSCi39LnW1JKFR3efg / https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive , https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive/videos ]
Becca K. (Cecily Strong) is shocked to learn Robert Mueller (Kate McKinnon) can't commit to charging President Donald Trump with collusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CKGA9w-B6A [with comments]
*
Rock vs Rap - SNL
Published on Mar 11, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Chris Fitzpatrick (Kyle Mooney) asks people whether they prefer rock music or rap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952ENgxeAP0 [with comments]
*
Weekend Update on Kim Jong-un Meeting with Donald Trump - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Kim Jong-un agreeing to meet President Donald Trump. Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Moffat, Mikey Day) stop by to address claims of chaos in the White House.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kczRX0mQ_S8 [with comments]
*
Weekend Update on International Women's Day 2018 - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including McDonald's turning its logo upside down for International Women's Day. Dawn Lazarus (Vanessa Bayer) previews what to expect with the next winter storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVTIU1OFjns [with comments]
*
This Is U.S. - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
NBC presents This Is U.S., the real-life drama happening in our government every day, starring Ben Carson (Sterling K. Brown), Sarah Hucakbee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Stormy Daniels (Cecily Strong), Jared Kushner (Pete Davidson) and Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woisluUE6Po [with comments]
--
stashed March 10, 2018:
Trump Is Not Testing The Boundaries Of His Power. He’s Tearing Them Down.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-young-trump-china-authoritarianism_us_5aa2e5ade4b07047bec66897
Trump’s Military Parade Planned For Veterans Day — Without Tanks - Reuters
The parade will cost taxpayers up to $30 million.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-military-parade-planned-for-veterans-day-without-tanks_us_5aa32b3de4b086698a9de33e
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-military-parade/trumps-military-parade-planned-for-veterans-day-without-tanks-idUSKCN1GL30K
White House Refuses House Investigation Request On Rob Porter
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, now wants GOP chair Trey Gowdy to issue a subpoena to obtain the information.
WASHINGTON ? White House officials are refusing to turn over information to congressional leaders on their handling of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide Rob Porter, further raising questions about the Trump administration’s already muddled explanations.
House Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) launched an investigation into the White House’s handling of the matter on Feb. 14, giving chief of staff John Kelly a deadline of Feb. 28 to submit information, particularly on why Porter worked under an interim security clearance to handle sensitive information.
But in a letter on Thursday night, first reported by Talking Points Memo, White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short did not provide answers to the committee’s questions about Porter, and suggested to Gowdy that officials would not cooperate until a later time.
Porter resigned last month after reporting by The Daily Mail and The Intercept revealed allegations that he had physically abused his two ex-wives. The White House continually changed its story of what officials, particularly Kelly, knew about the allegations against Porter, and for how long.
FBI Director Christopher Wray later contradicted key parts of the administration’s account, saying that the bureau had warned the White House about the allegations as early as last March, and completed its investigation this January, several weeks before Porter resigned.
In his letter, Short told Gowdy the White House has formed “a working group” of officials who plan “to streamline, harmonize, and modernize applicable standards across the Administration” regarding the process of background checks and security clearances.
“We would be pleased to update you and others on the progress of the working group at the appropriate time,” Short said.
On Friday, the committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), called Short’s letter “a completely inadequate response,” asking Gowdy to issue a subpoena to obtain the information from the White House, or “step aside” from the committee.
“There is an obvious pattern here. Unfortunately, by repeatedly backing down, the Committee has now enabled and emboldened the White House to openly defy congressional oversight,” Cummings wrote in a letter to Gowdy. “It is now clear that the White House will not respond to this Committee unless it is compelled to do so.”
Gowdy’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Read the White House and Cummings letters below.
[embedded]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rob-porter-house-investigation_us_5aa29b57e4b01b9b0a3aac07
Leaked Memo: GOP Fundraiser Pitched Trump On International Muslim Army To Fight America’s Wars
Elliott Broidy envisioned a team of 5,000 “Muslim soldiers recruited from Arab and Islamic nations.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/leaked-memo-muslim-army-trump-elliott-broidy_us_5aa2be44e4b086698a9d68b2
Feds Lend Help To Jersey Town On Projects That Would Benefit Kushner Resort
Another awkward situation for Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser.
Federal officials are advising a New Jersey city to help it create a ferry service and rebuild a pier that are next to a beachfront resort co-owned by senior White House adviser and Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, The Associated Press reported.
It’s the latest in a number of troubling conflict-of-interest issues highlighting Kushner’s dual role as a White House official and a private businessman.
The ferry project, which would help bring New Yorkers practically to the doorstep of the resort, could boost the value of the 269 condos, which are currently selling for up to $1.9 million each, a former local official told AP, which discovered the connection between the ferry proposal and the Kushner property.
The Federal Transit Administration had already given the Jersey Shore city of Long Branch $3.34 million in 2008 to redevelop a fishing pier. But now local leaders are talking with the federal officials about gaining more funds to create the ferry service, and the FTA appears to support the plan, according to the AP.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ferry-pier-project-kushner-resort_us_5aa34a88e4b01b9b0a3b7e47
Trump Allegedly Cut Women Of Color From Miss Universe If ‘There Were Too Many’
A new book excerpt says Trump thought certain women in his beauty pageant were “too ethnic.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-miss-universe-women-of-color_us_5aa297bbe4b086698a9d09a9
citing:
What Happened in Moscow: The Inside Story of How Trump’s Obsession With Putin Began
His 2013 visit paved the way for a scandal that shook the world.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/russian-connection-what-happened-moscow-inside-story-trump-obsession-putin-david-corn-michael-isikoff/
NRA Sues To Block Brand-New Gun Law In Florida
Group moves to protect the gun-buying “constitutional rights” of 18 to 20 year olds.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nra-sues-florida-gun-law_us_5aa316cae4b07047bec69568
Marco Rubio Still Wants 18-Year-Olds To Be Able To Buy Guns
The senator from Florida previously said he supported raising the legal age to 21.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marco-rubio-gun-control-teens-guns_us_5aa31ff8e4b01b9b0a3b77d6
A New Poll [ https://www.surveymonkey.com/curiosity/surveymonkey-poll-teens-opinions-on-gun-control/ ] Shows What Teenagers Really Think About Guns
Teens’ opinions often mirror adults’ views, but some differences stand out.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-new-poll-shows-what-teenagers-really-think-about-guns_us_5aa2ad42e4b01b9b0a3acfe1
Top ACLU Voting Rights Lawyer Rips Into Trump Expert’s Evidence Of Kansas Voter Fraud
Hans von Spakovsky admits he can’t name an election that turned on noncitizen ballots in a trial over proof-of-citizenship law.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The ACLU’s top voting rights lawyer faced down one of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commissioners in court on Friday, getting him to concede that he had shaky evidence of significant voter fraud in Kansas.
The exchange came on the fourth day of a trial over a Kansas law that requires residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. Several residents who were not allowed to vote in the 2016 election are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union in the suit against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R).
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s voting rights project, questioned Hans von Spakovsky, a former Justice Department official and member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, who is one of the most prominent people arguing that noncitizen voter registration is a substantial issue. Several studies and investigations have shown it is not.
The back-and-forth between the two men in U.S. District Court ostensibly was about Kansas law (von Spakovsky is serving as an expert witness for Kobach). But Ho’s cross-examination had deeper significance in the national debate over voting restrictions because he was able to show that allegations of widespread voter fraud can often be based on incomplete information derived using unscientific methods.
Von Spakovsky has said that voter fraud is a serious problem both in Kansas and nationally. Questioned by Kobach in court on Friday, he pointed to a handful of cases in Kansas and hundreds of allegations of noncitizens on the voter rolls that date back to the 1980s.
But Ho noted that von Spakovsky had donated to defendant Kobach’s campaign in 2010 and had voiced support for the idea that being born in the United States doesn’t guarantee U.S. citizenship. Ho intended to show that von Spakovsky had formed an opinion about the Kansas law before he knew much about it and had written an expert report based on unreliable information.
Von Spakovsky admitted that he was not aware of a single election in which noncitizen votes determined the outcome. He also conceded that his research into voter fraud had not been subjected to the same kind of rigorous peer review that academic work would face.
Ho noted that von Spakovsky’s expert report in the case contained incomplete information that allowed him to inflate the likelihood of noncitizens getting on the rolls. In one example, von Spakovsky pointed to a NBC News story that said 100 registered voters had returned jury duty questionnaires indicating they were not U.S. citizens. Von Spakovsky failed to note in his report, however, that NBC followed up with those voters and that about a third actually were citizens.
Under Ho’s questioning, von Spakovsky also admitted that his entire understanding of voter fraud in Kansas was based on a spreadsheet prepared by Kobach’s office of about 30 noncitizens who attempted to get on the voter rolls in one county in the state over the course of 18 years. Pressed if he knew the circumstances behind any of the cases, such as if any of reports were caused by an administrative error or confusion, von Spakovsky said he did not.
Von Spakovsky’s testimony is crucial to Kobach’s defense of the Kansas law. Kobach, who was also on the voter fraud commission with von Spakovsky, has to show that noncitizens getting on the voter rolls is a substantial problem and that nothing short of asking people to provide proof of citizenship can prevent it.
Ho had not spoken much during the trial since the opening arguments on Tuesday, but it was clear he had been waiting for an opportunity to question von Spakovsky. As he questioned him, Ho was icy. His questions were short and rapid, and he often raised his voice as he asked them, while von Spakovsky mostly answered quietly. At one point he turned his back to von Spakovsky. Kobach objected throughout that Ho was harassing the witness, and U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson admonished Ho to dial down his theatrics.
Robinson also questioned von Spakovsky’s understanding of voter fraud. In his Friday testimony, von Spakovsky said that any ineligible voter who cast a ballot was committing voter fraud because they were diluting the vote of a legitimate citizen. Robinson wanted to know if he believed it would also be voter fraud if thousands of legitimate voters were blocked from casting ballots because of a voting restriction (the ACLU estimates the Kansas law affected more than 35,000 people). Von Spakovsky said that he didn’t consider it to be fraud because every voter had an opportunity to obtain the necessary documents to register.
Pressed later by Ho, he was unable to name any voting restriction in the United States that he believed to be a burden to voters.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aclu-hans-von-spakovsky_us_5aa33fe0e4b01b9b0a3b7c9b
Departing U.S. Ambassador To Panama Slams Trump’s ‘Jingoistic Chest-Beating’
John Feeley let loose on the White House after leaving his post this week.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-feeley-jingoistic-chest-beating_us_5aa3310ae4b086698a9de360
Border Patrol Rips Undocumented Mom From Daughters In Emotional Video
Officers in California tore a mother from her crying daughters in broad daylight.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/national-city-border-patrol-arrests-mom-daughters_us_5aa338e8e4b01b9b0a3b7c35
After EPA Flip, A Push To Block ‘Harmful’ Pesticide - Stateline
After a change in administration meant a reversal by the EPA, blue state officials say that if Washington won’t ban this “harmful” pesticide, they will.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chlorpyrifos-pesticide-ban_us_5aa14e9de4b06f37ce9b7350
original http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/03/08/after-epa-flip-a-push-to-block-harmful-pesticide
Interior Officials Are Citing Coal Execs And Crank Bloggers To Defend Climate Stances
At the federal agency in charge of 20 percent of the U.S. landmass, blogs like “Watts Up With That” trump The New York Times.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interior-climate-change-crank-blogs_us_5aa2df63e4b086698a9da922
There’s A Christian ['Christian'? - bullshit -- . . .] Alternative To Obamacare. But There’s A Catch. - MediShare
Health sharing ministries cost less than insurance, but don’t make the same coverage guarantees, as this Nebraska couple learned.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christian-health-ministry-obamacare_us_5a9d66fee4b0a0ba4ad6754b
Pennsylvania Republican Defends ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Before Vote In Union-Heavy District
But GOP candidate Rick Saccone also claimed to be unions’ “biggest salesman.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rick-saccone-right-to-work-unions_us_5aa406a6e4b086698a9e28dc
Man Charged With Hate Crime For Allegedly Plowing Truck Into Convenience Store
The suspect allegedly targeted the Sikh-owned store because he thought the owners were Muslim.
A former reserve sheriff’s deputy is facing hate crime charges after telling Louisiana authorities that he plowed his pickup truck into a convenience store because he thought its Sikh owners were Muslim.
Chad Horsley, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with one count each of hate crimes, simple criminal damage to property, and criminal mischief, and two counts of false impersonation of a peace officer. He was later released on $56,000 bond, the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper reports.
The store Horsley allegedly targeted in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, is owned not by Muslims, but by Sikhs, who are often the targets of Islamophobic hate.
Harjot Singh, a nephew of the store owner who works as a cashier there, told the Advocate that attacking anyone for their religious identity isn’t acceptable.
“Even if it was Muslims, he shouldn’t have done that thing,” said Singh, who immigrated to the U.S. from India two years ago. “We’re just trying to make a living out of here, that’s all we’re doing.”
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chad-horsely-hate-crime-car-crash_us_5aa2de5ee4b086698a9da7a0
To Fight Racial Inequality We Need To Rethink Our Economy
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/racial-inequality-kerner-report_us_5aa278a1e4b07047bec5948c
Oprah Reveals Why She Reads Slavery Documents Out Loud On Bad Days
“No crisis seems that much of a crisis after you look at the names, the ages, the prices of people who were before you.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oprah-reveals-why-she-reads-slavery-documents-out-loud-on-bad-days_us_5aa2c352e4b086698a9d783d
[Black] Teen Waitress Gets College Scholarship After Photo Of Her Cutting Up A [hite] 78-Year-Old Diner’s Food Goes Viral - Yahoo! Lifestyle
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teen-waitress-gets-college-scholarship-after-photo-of-her-cutting-up-a-78-year-old-diners-food-goes-viral_us_5aa2eddee4b086698a9dc00e
original https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-waitress-gets-college-scholarship-photo-cutting-elderly-diners-food-goes-viral-170859729.html
It’s Science: Having Sisters Helps You Become A Better Person - Motherly - studies linked
Turns out a sister could teach you a lot about conflict-resolution, empathy and how to nurture others.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/its-science-having-sisters-helps-you-become-a-better_us_5aa186a2e4b07c4e84ce66b1
original https://www.mother.ly/news/its-science-having-sisters-helps-you-become-a-better-person
GOP: Actually, There Are Lots Of Women In The White House, Like Our Wives
Donald Trump loves women so much that he married three.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-womens-history-trump-administration_us_5aa42a5ee4b086698a9e3446
4 Men Stand Around While Woman Scrubs ‘Happy International Women’s Day’ From Steps
Give this woman a raise.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-scrubs-oxford-steps-international-womens-day_us_5aa43fd5e4b01b9b0a3bd770
The Dirty Secret Of Bicycles - in particular the carbon fiber parts
And why bamboo may be an answer.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bamboo-bicycles-sustainable-transport_us_5a9dbe75e4b0a0ba4ad70124
Suspected gunman, 3 women found dead after hostages taken at California veterans home
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shots-fired-veterans-home-northern-california-n855281
This veterans home was a peaceful place for healing. Then a former patient returned with a rifle.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/10/this-veterans-home-was-a-peaceful-place-for-healing-then-a-former-patient-returned-with-a-rifle/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dfu-G2yoEzbEfgMejo0aLaNRym_9M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
‘Let them call you racists’: Steve Bannon delivers fighting speech to France’s National Front
Former White House senior staffer Stephen K. Bannon addressed France’s far-right National Front on Saturday, heralding the global populist tide and attacking the “opposition party media.”
Bannon’s surprise visit to the party’s conference in Lille — announced via Twitter late Friday — was his most recent stop on a European tour that has included Switzerland along with Italy, where last week, voters abandoned establishment parties and opted for a hung Parliament dominated by right-wing anti-immigrant populists.
“I came to Europe as an observer and to learn,” Bannon said, wearing his typical rugged attire before a cadre of the party elite dressed in suits.
“What I’ve learned is that you’re part of a worldwide movement, that is bigger than France, bigger than Italy, bigger than Hungary — bigger than all of it. And history is on our side,” he said. “The tide of history is with us, and it will compel us to victory after victory after victory.”
He also encouraged the party to stick to its nationalistic roots. “Let them call you racists. Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists,” he said.
His speech contained a familiar litany of attacks against a global elite, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and journalists. Some of it translated; some of it did not. When Bannon, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker, mentioned that he once sold a company to the French bank Société Générale, the room erupted in jeers, not cheers. “I thought you might like that,” he said in response.
On some level, the speech presented another development in the relationship between far-right movements in the United States and Europe, particularly in France. Last month, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen — the niece of National Front leader Marine Le Pen — spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland [included at https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139187453 ].
Her speech echoed many of the statements of Donald Trump, whom Bannon helped to get elected to the U.S. presidency. “I am not offended when I hear President Donald Trump say ‘America first,’ ” she said. “I want Britain first for the British people, and I want France first for the French people.”
But in general, the meeting between Bannon and the party of Marine Le Pen came at a particularly fraught moment for Bannon himself and the National Front, with each trying to remain relevant in an unforgiving political environment.
During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Bannon was a close ally and confidant of Trump’s, and he joined the West Wing staff as Trump’s chief strategist. But he was forced out of the White House last August.
Likewise, Le Pen was a prominent contender for the French presidency in May 2017, but she suffered a landslide loss to Emmanuel Macron. Her party — widely seen as the alternative to Macron during the election — then fared poorly in France’s legislative elections: In a parliament of 577 seats, the National Front now holds only eight. That figure presents a striking contrast with the 34 percent of the popular vote that Le Pen won in the presidential election, and her party cannot be labeled the opposition.
To that end, rebranding the National Front’s image is the primary purpose of the “party congress” in Lille this weekend. Le Pen and her allies are also expected to announce a new name for the party that they hope will appeal to more voters in the future.
Le Pen has long sought to “de-demonize” her party by distancing it from its origins.
The National Front was co-founded in 1972 by her father, the convicted Holocaust denier Jean-Marie Le Pen, who continues to refer to Nazi gas chambers as a “detail” in the history of World War II. Last week, he published the first volume of his memoirs, “Son of the Nation,” which feature an empathic defense of Philippe Pétain, the leader of France’s Vichy government, a body that willingly collaborated with Nazi Germany after Germany’s invasion of France during the war.
Although several of Marine Le Pen’s aides were also accused of Holocaust denial during the recent election campaign, she claims to be estranged from her father. The party conference in Lille also will feature a vote on whether the elder Le Pen can keep his title as the party’s honorary president. His daughter officially expelled him in 2015 for repeating the remark about gas chambers.
Bannon had some advice for those who might be embarrassed by such a history: “Wear it as a badge of honor. Because every day, we get stronger and they get weaker.”
In French media, Jean-Marie Le Pen — noting that Bannon was widely perceived as the “most radical” of Trump’s advisers — cast doubt on the value of his daughter’s American guest.
“I think this is not exactly the definition of ‘de-demonization,’ ” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-tide-of-history-is-with-us-steve-bannon-delivers-rhetoric-filled-speech-to-frances-national-front/2018/03/10/4f21e016-2480-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html
Bannon: 'Let them call you racists'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/10/politics/steve-bannon-national-front/index.html
Bannon Tells France’s National Front: ‘Let Them Call You Racist’
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/bannon-tells-national-front-let-them-call-you-racist.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dSg0IKOgENxqdOMGgsq-uSX8KIkxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump’s Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/world/asia/trump-north-korea.html
Trump tweets claims of support by China and Japan for summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-tweets-claims-of-support-by-china-and-japan-for-summit-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/2018/03/10/62886090-2489-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html
Trump promised this kind of presidency — unpredictable, ad hoc and impulsive
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promised-this-kind-of-presidency--unpredictable-ad-hoc-and-impulsive/2018/03/10/e928b73e-23ef-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d1HHK4FuuXGAZXMh2moM-Xl8fc7SM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Russian spy: 240 witnesses identified over poisoning
More than 240 witnesses have been identified as police investigate the Russian ex-spy poisoning "at speed", the home secretary has said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43359154
Sergei Skripal: Russia links attempted murder to deaths of Kremlin enemies
Embassy issues provocative tweet as Cobra meeting hears that case involves 250 counter-terror police and 200 witnesses
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/10/sergei-skripal-russia-murder-spy-cobra-counter-terrorism
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dfaWT0ymTYOanAM6E2D5qJ-1JUdQM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
EU, Japan Press for Waivers on Trump’s Tariffs as U.S. Weighs Criteria
Washington has yet to clarify parameters for exemptions amid concerns of trade wars among allies, officials say
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-japan-seek-exemption-from-u-s-trade-tariffs-1520701390
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dPR2WdXRjPvXh_MOfuHsPIHQzMPfM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
What Trump Means When He Calls Gary Cohn a 'Globalist'
On Thursday, the president applied an epithet with a troubling, anti-Semitic history to the outgoing director of his National Economic Council.
The term “globalist” is a bit like the term “thug.” It’s an epithet that is disproportionately directed at a particular minority group. Just as “thug” is often used to invoke the stereotype that African Americans are violent, “globalist” can play on the stereotype that Jews are disloyal. Used that way, it becomes a modern-day vessel for an ancient slur: that Jews—whether loyal to international Judaism or international capitalism or international communism or international Zionism—aren’t loyal to the countries in which they live.
That slur has a long, dark history. The infamous 1903 forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, warns that, “The nations of the West are being brought under international control”—by Jews. In 1935, Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels railed against “the absolute destruction of all economic, social, state, cultural, and civilizing advances made by western civilization for the benefit of a rootless and nomadic international clique of conspirators”: Jews. David Duke called Brexit a triumph over the “Jewish globalist agenda.”
On Thursday, President Trump saluted his outgoing director of the National Economic Council, Gary Cohn. “He may be a globalist,” Trump declared, “but I still like him.”
The generous interpretation is that Trump was merely referring to Cohn’s support of free trade, as illustrated by his opposition to the steel and aluminum tariffs Trump just imposed. Cohn’s Jewishness had nothing to do with it.
That’s conceivable. Not all the people who Trump’s supporters call globalists are Jews. Breitbart enjoys hurling the term at National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who it considers too supportive of military intervention. And some Trump administration Jews—for instance, Stephen Miller, a fierce opponent of immigration—are rarely called globalists.
It’s possible to use the term “globalist”—even about a Jew—innocently, just like it’s possible to use the term “thug” about an African American with no racist intent. And perhaps that’s what Trump was doing when he applied it to Cohn. The problem is that this requires giving Donald Trump a benefit of the doubt that he forfeited long ago.
In his 1991 book, Trumped, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino President John R. O’Donnell quotes his former boss as saying, “The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes.” (Trump has denied saying this.) In a December 2015 speech, Trump told members of the Republican Jewish Coalition, “You’re not going to support me because I don’t want your money.” He later asked, “Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals? Probably more than in any room I’ve ever spoken.” In July of 2016, he retweeted an image of Hillary Clinton surrounded by dollar bills and a six pointed-star. (Trump claimed not to know that the six-pointed star is a Jewish symbol). And in its closing ad, the Trump campaign declared that “The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election.” It warned of “those who control the levers of power in Washington” and the “global special interests” and the “global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth.” Besides Hillary Clinton, the ad featured images of only three recognizable Americans: the investor and philanthropist George Soros, Goldman Sachs Chairman Lloyd Blankfein, and then-Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen, all Jews.
When Trump uses anti-Semitic language, his defenders often counter that his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren are Orthodox Jews. Sure, but even bigots contain multitudes. Trump may feel genuine affection for Jared Kushner, and likely Gary Cohn too. But that doesn’t change the fact that he employs anti-Semitic tropes in ways that make him almost unique among contemporary American politicians. After all, history is filled with politicians who fomented anti-Semitism yet enjoyed warm relationships with individual Jews.
For Cohn, there’s a sad irony here. He reportedly considered resigning after Trump’s equivocal response to last August’s outbreak of white supremacism in Charlottesville, but stuck it out, and instead resigned over Trump’s tariff policy. What thanks did he get? A presidential tribute using language that would have made the Charlottesville marchers smile.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/trump-globalist-cohn/555269/
related:
AIPAC's Struggle to Avoid the Fate of the NRA
The organization is desperately trying to maintain its bipartisan membership and avoid the pull of polarization—but it’s almost certain to fail.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/aipacs-struggle-to-avoid-becoming-the-nra/554999/
Meet the Trump trade adviser whose tariff policy is about to be tested
Peter Navarro is one of the key White House figures who has made a case for imposing stiff new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. What ideas and philosophy drive Navarro? Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits his profile of Trump's right-hand man on trade to consider what President Trump’s tariff announcement means for the global economy.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/meet-the-trump-trade-adviser-whose-tariff-policy-is-about-to-be-tested
Steel tariffs bring vindication for Trump's feisty [sic - ignorant jackass] trade advisor Peter Navarro
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-navarro-comeback-20180311-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dNRLx4S6i4ZoLyMWIiDI4eE5eO5zM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/10/592602846/trump-administration-moves-to-ban-bump-stocks
Department of Justice Submits Notice of Proposed Regulation Banning Bump Stocks
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-submits-notice-proposed-regulation-banning-bump-stocks
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dEddwiBd6WQUvIMXXSRfp0FLwB-DM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
I Worked In Corporate Accountability For A Decade. Here’s The Truth About Corporations Getting ‘Woke’ On Guns.
What can consumer pressure campaigns really achieve?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woke-companies-gun-control_us_5a9dc03ae4b0479c025628f1
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dVn7Hk66Oi2C0AM9NYt0oJfzmaVPM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Explicit Photos of Female Service Members Were Shared Online—Again
https://www.glamour.com/story/explicit-photos-of-female-service-members-are-being-shared-in-a-dropbox-folder
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d9sDg-V693qWWIMGKI2Cve7RzWeJM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Nun Involved In Katy Perry Convent Lawsuit Collapses And Dies In Court
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/10/592623697/nun-involved-in-katy-perry-convent-lawsuit-collapses-and-dies-in-court
A nun begged Katy Perry not to buy her convent — then collapsed and died.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/10/a-nun-begged-katy-perry-not-to-buy-her-convent-then-collapsed-and-died/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dR16EJnwxpb4a9MNCcxETH_dJ9AVM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Kathy Griffin to do new shows, 9 months after Trump photo - on Maher 3-9-18
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/kathy-griffin-shows-months-trump-photo-53657460
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/daDLoXKKavX2fiMLD_G2Y-wx8eikM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Putin on U.S. election interference: ‘I couldn’t care less’
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-u-s-election-interference-i-couldn-t-care-less-n855151
Vladimir Putin again denies Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-russia-putin-20180310-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dwhoHNuLZLXsKjMsvyNjl0PFZJ37M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
At Pennsylvania rally, Trump again calls for the death penalty for drug dealers - a la China (said he got idea from Xi) - and Singapore - and Duterte
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-rally-in-pennsylvania-ahead-of-special-house-election/2018/03/10/3eed9dc0-23f4-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html
Trump administration studies seeking the death penalty for drug dealers
March 9, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-administration-studying-possibility-of-seeking-death-penalty-for-drug-dealers/2018/03/09/4d9cc994-23c3-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html
In Campaign Form, Trump Extols Himself and a Struggling GOP Candidate
‘Is there anything more fun than a Trump rally?’ president asks at event for Pennsylvania Republican Rick Saccone
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-campaign-form-trump-extols-himself-and-a-struggling-gop-candidate-1520739771
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dM7o_WpVPTU_U4MBBqnst60rNnRxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump’s Gun Plan to Include Encouraging States to Allow Armed School Staff
White House to release plan on Sunday; president to signal support for banning ‘bump stocks’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-gun-plan-to-include-encouraging-states-to-allow-armed-school-staff-1520728721
The legal loopholes that let people get automatic guns
Here’s how the Las Vegas shooter could have obtained an automatic weapon.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/4/16412910/automatic-guns-las-vegas-shooting
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dz33P2wi6TwlHFMGuloSkKc8m7CUM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump Talks With Clinton Impeachment Lawyer About Aiding in Mueller Response
President Trump is in discussions with a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during the impeachment process about joining the White House to help deal with the special counsel inquiry, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The lawyer, Emmet T. Flood, met with Mr. Trump in the Oval Office this past week to discuss the possibility, according to the people. No final decision has been made, according to two of the people.
Should Mr. Flood come on board, the two people said, his main duties would be a day-to-day role helping the president navigate his dealings with the Justice Department.
Two people close to the president said that the overture to Mr. Flood did not indicate any new concerns about the inquiry. Still, it appears, at the least, to be an acknowledgment that the investigation is unlikely to end anytime soon.
Mr. Flood would not replace Ty Cobb, the White House lawyer who since the summer has taken the lead role in dealing with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. But Mr. Cobb has told friends for weeks that he views his position as temporary and does not expect to remain in the job for much longer.
Mr. Cobb’s primary task — producing documents for Mr. Mueller and arranging for White House aides to meet with prosecutors — is largely complete. Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers have been handling negotiations with Mr. Mueller over the terms of a presidential interview.
Mr. Flood had been on the wish list of some of the president’s advisers to join his legal team last year, and he is the only person the White House has been in contact with about such a leading role.
White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Flood declined to comment.
This is not the first time that the president’s advisers have considered a job for Mr. Flood, who worked in the White House counsel’s office under George W. Bush and represented Vice President Dick Cheney.
As recently as the summer, Mr. Flood, who currently works at the law firm Williams & Connolly, turned down an opportunity to represent Mr. Trump. It is not clear what has changed since then.
[...]
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/us/politics/trump-mueller-flood.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dp_74zsBMjd0SoMhQTZKCOQTqwxEM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
China Minister Says Trade War Would Bring ‘Disaster’ to World
Zhong says U.S. trade deficit with China overestimated by 20%
U.S., China trade tenions intensified after Trump tariffs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-11/china-minister-says-trade-war-would-bring-disaster-to-world
more:
https://news.google.com/news/story/dQY-qwiqz4IshdMv58F7EQAWTqnSM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
https://news.google.com/news/story/d3hYw3LohRekRAMuGjkOCe80W2qgM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
--
in addition to (linked in) the post to which this is a reply and preceding and (any future other) following, see also (linked in):
earlier this string, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138775039 and preceding and following,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139051519 and preceding and following
elsewhere this string, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139697330 and preceding (and any future following)
elsewhere this string, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139697654 and preceding (and any future following)
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139701364 and following,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139701625 and preceding and following
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139702451 and preceding and following,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139702495 and preceding (and any future following)
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The White House [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse , https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos ]
President Donald J. Trump’s Weakly Address
March 10, 2018
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-weekly-03102018/ [official transcript]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cezI_IN0YI0 [with comments]
--
Statement from the Press Secretary on President Donald J. Trump’s Upcoming Visit to Latin America
Issued on: March 10, 2018
President Donald J. Trump will travel to Peru next month to attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima and will meet with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Following the President’s participation at the summit, he will travel to Colombia to meet with President Juan Manuel Santos. The trip will be the President’s first to Latin America, and he will participate in a series of bilateral, multilateral, and cultural engagements. This travel demonstrates the President’s resolve to deepen our historical ties with our partners in the region and to strengthen our joint commitment to improve security and prosperity for the people of the Americas. The President is looking forward to meeting with partners and allies who share our values and believe that the promise of a safe and prosperous future rests in strong democracies, fair and reciprocal trade, and secure borders.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-president-donald-j-trumps-upcoming-visit-latin-america/
--
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France
Issued on: March 10, 2018
President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday with President Emmanuel Macron of France about the President’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. President Trump underscored that his decision is necessary and appropriate to protect national security. Both Presidents discussed alternative ways to address United States concerns. The two leaders also conferred about President Trump’s intention to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ensure the complete and permanent denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Both Presidents sharply condemned the Assad regime, and its Russian and Iranian sponsors, for the atrocities it has committed, including the bombing in East Ghouta.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-call-president-emmanuel-macron-france-9/
--
Stormy Daniels: Did Trump lawyer payment break law?
AM Joy
3/19/18
Stormy Daniels received a $130,000 payment from a lawyer of Donald Trump—but did this break the law? Joy Reid and her panel discuss claims by Trump attorney Michael Cohen that he used personal funds to pay the former porn star.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/stormy-daniels-did-trump-lawyer-payment-break-law-1182549059592 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di3JYCB4pBk [with comments]
*
Sam Nunberg: Robert Mueller probe ‘not a witch hunt’
AM Joy
3/19/18
Former Donald Trump aide Sam Nunberg has been speaking out about the Robert Mueller probe, saying it is ‘not a witch hunt.’ Joy Reid and her panel discuss how close Mueller might be to making an obstruction of justice case against the president.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/sam-nunberg-robert-mueller-probe-not-a-witch-hunt-1182552131859 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGtoGeSFzos [with comments]
*
Immigration: Department of Justice rips California, praises ICE
AM Joy
3/19/18
The Department of Justice has scolded California municipalities for protecting immigrants from unfettered ICE actions against the undocumented. Joy Reid and Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs discuss how communities like his seek to safeguard their diverse populations.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/immigration-department-of-justice-rips-california-praises-ice-1182560323953
*
Rick Scott signs first Florida gun restrictions in 20 years
AM Joy
3/19/18
Florida Governor Rick Scott just signed Florida’s first gun restrictions in 20 years into law. But our guest tells Joy Reid, ‘He is 22 years late on this issue.’
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/rick-scott-signs-first-florida-gun-restrictions-in-20-years-1182567491938 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byP61Ya8PdQ [with comments]
*
Mueller probe: Seychelles meeting about back channels?
AM Joy
3/19/18
Robert Mueller and the Russia Probe are looking into whether a Seychelles meeting on a remote island was held to establish back channels between the incoming Donald Trump administration and Russia. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mueller-probe-seychelles-meeting-about-back-channels-1182580291717 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljC_i1-ADk [with comments] [a must-watch]
*
Steel tariffs: Trump signs tariffs, might start trade war
AM Joy
3/19/18
Donald Trump signed steel tariffs into effect, but experts say they will likely hurt the overall economy, while possibly helping only a small sector of American workers. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/steel-tariffs-a-policy-move-looking-to-past-not-future-steel-tariffs-trump-signs-tariffs-might-start-trade-war-1182580804001
--
President Trump Delivers a Statement Upon Departure
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The White House
The White House
[no official transcript (yet) at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/ ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV0kSKyB8qE [with comments]
--
Pasty White Virgins
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Rare Earth [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGG8ucQgEJPeUPhJZ4M4jA / https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield , https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield/videos ]
Today's video is just for fun. After last week's episode, I figured it would be good to do something light. It's a story about tanning, virginity, and how we basically can find anything attractive so long as it means that person is doing well socially.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exeUTS9ZElM [with comments]
--
Genesis of Debunk Blue Balls (Johan Oldenkamp P3)
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Logicked [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaFNs3ETMvkmy0JahAS6WJA / https://www.youtube.com/user/logicked , https://www.youtube.com/user/logicked/videos ]
Video referee, please exile me to a penalty cage on Jupiter so I don’t have to live on this planet.
[Part 1, "Johan Oldenkamp shares his truth (which isn’t true) (and makes no sense)", included at/see also in particular (linked in) https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138775039 and preceding and following (earlier this string)]
Part 2, "Proving New Age woo by rewriting Genesis 1 (Johan Oldenkamp P2)", included at/see also in particular (linked in) https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139051519 and preceding and following (earlier this string)]
Response to:
Johan Oldenkamp "The Original Ten Commandments"
Published on Nov 16, 2015 by OpenmindconferenceDK [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH1UBUyYleTgKgptlatksQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/OpenmindconferenceDK , https://www.youtube.com/user/OpenmindconferenceDK/videos ]
Open Mind Conference 2015. Johan Oldenkamp graduated in cognitive psychology and knowledge engineering. He got a PhD for researching how to combine artificial intelligence with operations research.
He became a professor of knowledge transfer, innovation and entrepreneurship at Stenden University. In 2008, he resigned from his job in order to devote all his time, energy and savings to the further development of Wholly Science. Since then, he lives (by his own choice) without income from a job or unemployment benefit.
In 2012, Johan participated in the Dutch parliamentary elections as the leader of a new political party.
Lecture: Title: "The Original Ten Commandments" Due to translation errors, ignorance, and even malevolence, not all wordings in the contemporary Bible are correct. However, based on his understanding of Wholly Science, Dr. Oldenkamp has, in several cases, been able to restore the original meaning of these ancient writings.
In his lecture, he will reveal the original meaning of both The Creation and The Ten Commandments. Their genuine meaning has nothing to do with believing, as these ancient writings were meant to develop our scientific understanding of the True Nature of this reality. http://www.pateo.nl/
https://www.openmindconference.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvlv8OuKYhY [with comments]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4PQ7C1Yog [with comments]
--
Apparently Vaccinations Disrupt Immune Balance
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Professor Stick [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjw7dE_hxJT-VGLTqCjlJA/videos ]
What's up everyone? Today we're going to be taking a look at vaccinations once again. However, this time we'll be tackling a topic that isn't brought up much, and is more "advanced" than the commonly debunked arguments that anti-vaxxers usually bring up.
Original Video:
Vaccines Destroy Immune Balance Through Abnormal Route Of Entry & Toxic Ingredients
Published on Dec 1, 2017 by LarryCook333 [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGW2Yqy7GvjDg92HdW9urdA / https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryCook333 , https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryCook333/videos ]
Dr. Wakefield says that vaccines cause autism and explains in detail why adjuvants used in vaccines to stimulate a TH2 antibody immune response causes an abnormal overload and stress on the immune system that leads to immune dysfunction, which can lead to a wide variety of chronic health problems. Vaccination bypasses the TH1 cellular responses (responsible for 80% of our immune function according to Dr. Toni Bark) yet the immune system works best when both TH1 and TH2 work synergistically together. Vaccination destroys the synergy of the immune system because injection bypasses normal route of entry (through the lungs, often times) whereby TH1 cell response is the first response to happen. An antibody response is not an indicator of immunity, only of an allergic response. Natural immunity and being vaccine free is the healthiest option for children.
Produced by Larry Cook
http://www.stopmandatoryvaccination.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0veqwrVeeQ [with comments]
Further Reading:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12946237
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15231067
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/32/1/76/311106
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XNMhfegqE [with comments]
--
Is Stormy Daniels Set To Reenact Pornographic Sex With Trump Look-Alike?
Published on Mar 10, 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 ]
Stormy Daniels and the mainstream media are doing everything they can to try and drag Donald Trump and his presidency through the mud. Alex Jones breaks down the controversy surrounding President Trump and his possible, one-time affair with porn star Stormy Daniels as she plans to relaunch her career from the media storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRooLZJ7Rzs [with comments] [another version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChE1JbLAbvM (additional text taken from; with comments)]
*
Scientists Warn Of "Disease X" Could Wipe Out Humanity!
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel
The globalists master plan of depopulation has been exposed, they are now so open about it that even their goal of killing 98% of the population has been revealed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9zJoGOsaD8 [with comments]
*
CNN Reports On Controversial Satanism Inside Clinton Campaign
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel
CNN is once more trying to say that the Podestas and the Clintons have nothing whatsoever to do with Satanism and that Marina Abramovic is nothing but a performance artist.
Senior adviser at HUD spread conspiracy theory that Clinton campaign chairman was Satanist
Updated March 8, 2018
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/kfile-john-gibbs-hud/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkqNYqVC2Jo [with comments]
--
11 Times Donald Trump Sounded A Lot Like Alex Jones
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by VICE News [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews , https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews/videos ]
Alex Jones, radio host and founder of InfoWars.com, is known for promoting conspiracy theories. He has called 9/11 an inside job, suggested the Sandy Hook and Pulse Nightclub shootings were “false flag” attacks, and said Hillary Clinton is a “demon” and an “interdimensional invader.”
Jones and InfoWars have an audience of more than 6.5 million a month, including the United States’ next president. Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump, Jr., have both shared articles from InfoWars, and Trump Sr. was a guest on Jones’s show in 2015, where he complimented Jones’s “amazing” reputation. Trump reportedly called Jones to thank him for his support after the election.
Both Jones and Trump subscribe to many of the same fringe theories, for example that President Obama wears a secret “Muslim ring,” that Clinton took performance-enhancing drugs during the debates, and that Trump won the popular vote. While it’s impossible to say how much direct influence Jones has on Trump, the president-elect often raises certain conspiracy theories after they are disseminated by Jones and his fans.
The video above shows 11 uncanny overlaps between statements made by Jones and by Trump. As Jones himself said in August, “It is surreal to talk about issues, here on air, and then word for word hear Trump say it two days later.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzIOidaeFC0 [with comments]
--
LIVE: President Donald Trump Rally • Moon Township, PA • Saturday, March 10, 2018
Streamed live on Mar 10, 2018 by Ron Gibson [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYv-5LsUyc_P8KMo7YGPFPA / https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF , https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF/videos ]
[no official transcript (yet) at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/ ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiZnOExskRQ [with comments] [also at e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwh8e1_5KsQ (with comments), and, extended full event coverage (packed with ads), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTWx42YMkbA (with comments)]
--
Bachelor Finale Cold Open - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFzWxSCi39LnW1JKFR3efg / https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive , https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive/videos ]
Becca K. (Cecily Strong) is shocked to learn Robert Mueller (Kate McKinnon) can't commit to charging President Donald Trump with collusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CKGA9w-B6A [with comments]
*
Rock vs Rap - SNL
Published on Mar 11, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Chris Fitzpatrick (Kyle Mooney) asks people whether they prefer rock music or rap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952ENgxeAP0 [with comments]
*
Weekend Update on Kim Jong-un Meeting with Donald Trump - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Kim Jong-un agreeing to meet President Donald Trump. Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Moffat, Mikey Day) stop by to address claims of chaos in the White House.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kczRX0mQ_S8 [with comments]
*
Weekend Update on International Women's Day 2018 - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including McDonald's turning its logo upside down for International Women's Day. Dawn Lazarus (Vanessa Bayer) previews what to expect with the next winter storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVTIU1OFjns [with comments]
*
This Is U.S. - SNL
Published on Mar 10, 2018 by Saturday Night Live
NBC presents This Is U.S., the real-life drama happening in our government every day, starring Ben Carson (Sterling K. Brown), Sarah Hucakbee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Stormy Daniels (Cecily Strong), Jared Kushner (Pete Davidson) and Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woisluUE6Po [with comments]
--
stashed March 10, 2018:
Trump Is Not Testing The Boundaries Of His Power. He’s Tearing Them Down.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-young-trump-china-authoritarianism_us_5aa2e5ade4b07047bec66897
Trump’s Military Parade Planned For Veterans Day — Without Tanks - Reuters
The parade will cost taxpayers up to $30 million.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-military-parade-planned-for-veterans-day-without-tanks_us_5aa32b3de4b086698a9de33e
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-military-parade/trumps-military-parade-planned-for-veterans-day-without-tanks-idUSKCN1GL30K
White House Refuses House Investigation Request On Rob Porter
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, now wants GOP chair Trey Gowdy to issue a subpoena to obtain the information.
WASHINGTON ? White House officials are refusing to turn over information to congressional leaders on their handling of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide Rob Porter, further raising questions about the Trump administration’s already muddled explanations.
House Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) launched an investigation into the White House’s handling of the matter on Feb. 14, giving chief of staff John Kelly a deadline of Feb. 28 to submit information, particularly on why Porter worked under an interim security clearance to handle sensitive information.
But in a letter on Thursday night, first reported by Talking Points Memo, White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short did not provide answers to the committee’s questions about Porter, and suggested to Gowdy that officials would not cooperate until a later time.
Porter resigned last month after reporting by The Daily Mail and The Intercept revealed allegations that he had physically abused his two ex-wives. The White House continually changed its story of what officials, particularly Kelly, knew about the allegations against Porter, and for how long.
FBI Director Christopher Wray later contradicted key parts of the administration’s account, saying that the bureau had warned the White House about the allegations as early as last March, and completed its investigation this January, several weeks before Porter resigned.
In his letter, Short told Gowdy the White House has formed “a working group” of officials who plan “to streamline, harmonize, and modernize applicable standards across the Administration” regarding the process of background checks and security clearances.
“We would be pleased to update you and others on the progress of the working group at the appropriate time,” Short said.
On Friday, the committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), called Short’s letter “a completely inadequate response,” asking Gowdy to issue a subpoena to obtain the information from the White House, or “step aside” from the committee.
“There is an obvious pattern here. Unfortunately, by repeatedly backing down, the Committee has now enabled and emboldened the White House to openly defy congressional oversight,” Cummings wrote in a letter to Gowdy. “It is now clear that the White House will not respond to this Committee unless it is compelled to do so.”
Gowdy’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Read the White House and Cummings letters below.
[embedded]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rob-porter-house-investigation_us_5aa29b57e4b01b9b0a3aac07
Leaked Memo: GOP Fundraiser Pitched Trump On International Muslim Army To Fight America’s Wars
Elliott Broidy envisioned a team of 5,000 “Muslim soldiers recruited from Arab and Islamic nations.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/leaked-memo-muslim-army-trump-elliott-broidy_us_5aa2be44e4b086698a9d68b2
Feds Lend Help To Jersey Town On Projects That Would Benefit Kushner Resort
Another awkward situation for Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser.
Federal officials are advising a New Jersey city to help it create a ferry service and rebuild a pier that are next to a beachfront resort co-owned by senior White House adviser and Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, The Associated Press reported.
It’s the latest in a number of troubling conflict-of-interest issues highlighting Kushner’s dual role as a White House official and a private businessman.
The ferry project, which would help bring New Yorkers practically to the doorstep of the resort, could boost the value of the 269 condos, which are currently selling for up to $1.9 million each, a former local official told AP, which discovered the connection between the ferry proposal and the Kushner property.
The Federal Transit Administration had already given the Jersey Shore city of Long Branch $3.34 million in 2008 to redevelop a fishing pier. But now local leaders are talking with the federal officials about gaining more funds to create the ferry service, and the FTA appears to support the plan, according to the AP.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ferry-pier-project-kushner-resort_us_5aa34a88e4b01b9b0a3b7e47
Trump Allegedly Cut Women Of Color From Miss Universe If ‘There Were Too Many’
A new book excerpt says Trump thought certain women in his beauty pageant were “too ethnic.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-miss-universe-women-of-color_us_5aa297bbe4b086698a9d09a9
citing:
What Happened in Moscow: The Inside Story of How Trump’s Obsession With Putin Began
His 2013 visit paved the way for a scandal that shook the world.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/russian-connection-what-happened-moscow-inside-story-trump-obsession-putin-david-corn-michael-isikoff/
NRA Sues To Block Brand-New Gun Law In Florida
Group moves to protect the gun-buying “constitutional rights” of 18 to 20 year olds.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nra-sues-florida-gun-law_us_5aa316cae4b07047bec69568
Marco Rubio Still Wants 18-Year-Olds To Be Able To Buy Guns
The senator from Florida previously said he supported raising the legal age to 21.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marco-rubio-gun-control-teens-guns_us_5aa31ff8e4b01b9b0a3b77d6
A New Poll [ https://www.surveymonkey.com/curiosity/surveymonkey-poll-teens-opinions-on-gun-control/ ] Shows What Teenagers Really Think About Guns
Teens’ opinions often mirror adults’ views, but some differences stand out.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-new-poll-shows-what-teenagers-really-think-about-guns_us_5aa2ad42e4b01b9b0a3acfe1
Top ACLU Voting Rights Lawyer Rips Into Trump Expert’s Evidence Of Kansas Voter Fraud
Hans von Spakovsky admits he can’t name an election that turned on noncitizen ballots in a trial over proof-of-citizenship law.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The ACLU’s top voting rights lawyer faced down one of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commissioners in court on Friday, getting him to concede that he had shaky evidence of significant voter fraud in Kansas.
The exchange came on the fourth day of a trial over a Kansas law that requires residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. Several residents who were not allowed to vote in the 2016 election are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union in the suit against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R).
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s voting rights project, questioned Hans von Spakovsky, a former Justice Department official and member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, who is one of the most prominent people arguing that noncitizen voter registration is a substantial issue. Several studies and investigations have shown it is not.
The back-and-forth between the two men in U.S. District Court ostensibly was about Kansas law (von Spakovsky is serving as an expert witness for Kobach). But Ho’s cross-examination had deeper significance in the national debate over voting restrictions because he was able to show that allegations of widespread voter fraud can often be based on incomplete information derived using unscientific methods.
Von Spakovsky has said that voter fraud is a serious problem both in Kansas and nationally. Questioned by Kobach in court on Friday, he pointed to a handful of cases in Kansas and hundreds of allegations of noncitizens on the voter rolls that date back to the 1980s.
But Ho noted that von Spakovsky had donated to defendant Kobach’s campaign in 2010 and had voiced support for the idea that being born in the United States doesn’t guarantee U.S. citizenship. Ho intended to show that von Spakovsky had formed an opinion about the Kansas law before he knew much about it and had written an expert report based on unreliable information.
Von Spakovsky admitted that he was not aware of a single election in which noncitizen votes determined the outcome. He also conceded that his research into voter fraud had not been subjected to the same kind of rigorous peer review that academic work would face.
Ho noted that von Spakovsky’s expert report in the case contained incomplete information that allowed him to inflate the likelihood of noncitizens getting on the rolls. In one example, von Spakovsky pointed to a NBC News story that said 100 registered voters had returned jury duty questionnaires indicating they were not U.S. citizens. Von Spakovsky failed to note in his report, however, that NBC followed up with those voters and that about a third actually were citizens.
Under Ho’s questioning, von Spakovsky also admitted that his entire understanding of voter fraud in Kansas was based on a spreadsheet prepared by Kobach’s office of about 30 noncitizens who attempted to get on the voter rolls in one county in the state over the course of 18 years. Pressed if he knew the circumstances behind any of the cases, such as if any of reports were caused by an administrative error or confusion, von Spakovsky said he did not.
Von Spakovsky’s testimony is crucial to Kobach’s defense of the Kansas law. Kobach, who was also on the voter fraud commission with von Spakovsky, has to show that noncitizens getting on the voter rolls is a substantial problem and that nothing short of asking people to provide proof of citizenship can prevent it.
Ho had not spoken much during the trial since the opening arguments on Tuesday, but it was clear he had been waiting for an opportunity to question von Spakovsky. As he questioned him, Ho was icy. His questions were short and rapid, and he often raised his voice as he asked them, while von Spakovsky mostly answered quietly. At one point he turned his back to von Spakovsky. Kobach objected throughout that Ho was harassing the witness, and U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson admonished Ho to dial down his theatrics.
Robinson also questioned von Spakovsky’s understanding of voter fraud. In his Friday testimony, von Spakovsky said that any ineligible voter who cast a ballot was committing voter fraud because they were diluting the vote of a legitimate citizen. Robinson wanted to know if he believed it would also be voter fraud if thousands of legitimate voters were blocked from casting ballots because of a voting restriction (the ACLU estimates the Kansas law affected more than 35,000 people). Von Spakovsky said that he didn’t consider it to be fraud because every voter had an opportunity to obtain the necessary documents to register.
Pressed later by Ho, he was unable to name any voting restriction in the United States that he believed to be a burden to voters.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aclu-hans-von-spakovsky_us_5aa33fe0e4b01b9b0a3b7c9b
Departing U.S. Ambassador To Panama Slams Trump’s ‘Jingoistic Chest-Beating’
John Feeley let loose on the White House after leaving his post this week.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-feeley-jingoistic-chest-beating_us_5aa3310ae4b086698a9de360
Border Patrol Rips Undocumented Mom From Daughters In Emotional Video
Officers in California tore a mother from her crying daughters in broad daylight.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/national-city-border-patrol-arrests-mom-daughters_us_5aa338e8e4b01b9b0a3b7c35
After EPA Flip, A Push To Block ‘Harmful’ Pesticide - Stateline
After a change in administration meant a reversal by the EPA, blue state officials say that if Washington won’t ban this “harmful” pesticide, they will.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chlorpyrifos-pesticide-ban_us_5aa14e9de4b06f37ce9b7350
original http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/03/08/after-epa-flip-a-push-to-block-harmful-pesticide
Interior Officials Are Citing Coal Execs And Crank Bloggers To Defend Climate Stances
At the federal agency in charge of 20 percent of the U.S. landmass, blogs like “Watts Up With That” trump The New York Times.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interior-climate-change-crank-blogs_us_5aa2df63e4b086698a9da922
There’s A Christian ['Christian'? - bullshit -- . . .] Alternative To Obamacare. But There’s A Catch. - MediShare
Health sharing ministries cost less than insurance, but don’t make the same coverage guarantees, as this Nebraska couple learned.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christian-health-ministry-obamacare_us_5a9d66fee4b0a0ba4ad6754b
Pennsylvania Republican Defends ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Before Vote In Union-Heavy District
But GOP candidate Rick Saccone also claimed to be unions’ “biggest salesman.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rick-saccone-right-to-work-unions_us_5aa406a6e4b086698a9e28dc
Man Charged With Hate Crime For Allegedly Plowing Truck Into Convenience Store
The suspect allegedly targeted the Sikh-owned store because he thought the owners were Muslim.
A former reserve sheriff’s deputy is facing hate crime charges after telling Louisiana authorities that he plowed his pickup truck into a convenience store because he thought its Sikh owners were Muslim.
Chad Horsley, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with one count each of hate crimes, simple criminal damage to property, and criminal mischief, and two counts of false impersonation of a peace officer. He was later released on $56,000 bond, the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper reports.
The store Horsley allegedly targeted in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, is owned not by Muslims, but by Sikhs, who are often the targets of Islamophobic hate.
Harjot Singh, a nephew of the store owner who works as a cashier there, told the Advocate that attacking anyone for their religious identity isn’t acceptable.
“Even if it was Muslims, he shouldn’t have done that thing,” said Singh, who immigrated to the U.S. from India two years ago. “We’re just trying to make a living out of here, that’s all we’re doing.”
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chad-horsely-hate-crime-car-crash_us_5aa2de5ee4b086698a9da7a0
To Fight Racial Inequality We Need To Rethink Our Economy
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/racial-inequality-kerner-report_us_5aa278a1e4b07047bec5948c
Oprah Reveals Why She Reads Slavery Documents Out Loud On Bad Days
“No crisis seems that much of a crisis after you look at the names, the ages, the prices of people who were before you.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oprah-reveals-why-she-reads-slavery-documents-out-loud-on-bad-days_us_5aa2c352e4b086698a9d783d
[Black] Teen Waitress Gets College Scholarship After Photo Of Her Cutting Up A [hite] 78-Year-Old Diner’s Food Goes Viral - Yahoo! Lifestyle
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teen-waitress-gets-college-scholarship-after-photo-of-her-cutting-up-a-78-year-old-diners-food-goes-viral_us_5aa2eddee4b086698a9dc00e
original https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-waitress-gets-college-scholarship-photo-cutting-elderly-diners-food-goes-viral-170859729.html
It’s Science: Having Sisters Helps You Become A Better Person - Motherly - studies linked
Turns out a sister could teach you a lot about conflict-resolution, empathy and how to nurture others.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/its-science-having-sisters-helps-you-become-a-better_us_5aa186a2e4b07c4e84ce66b1
original https://www.mother.ly/news/its-science-having-sisters-helps-you-become-a-better-person
GOP: Actually, There Are Lots Of Women In The White House, Like Our Wives
Donald Trump loves women so much that he married three.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-womens-history-trump-administration_us_5aa42a5ee4b086698a9e3446
4 Men Stand Around While Woman Scrubs ‘Happy International Women’s Day’ From Steps
Give this woman a raise.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-scrubs-oxford-steps-international-womens-day_us_5aa43fd5e4b01b9b0a3bd770
The Dirty Secret Of Bicycles - in particular the carbon fiber parts
And why bamboo may be an answer.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bamboo-bicycles-sustainable-transport_us_5a9dbe75e4b0a0ba4ad70124
Suspected gunman, 3 women found dead after hostages taken at California veterans home
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shots-fired-veterans-home-northern-california-n855281
This veterans home was a peaceful place for healing. Then a former patient returned with a rifle.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/10/this-veterans-home-was-a-peaceful-place-for-healing-then-a-former-patient-returned-with-a-rifle/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dfu-G2yoEzbEfgMejo0aLaNRym_9M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
‘Let them call you racists’: Steve Bannon delivers fighting speech to France’s National Front
Former White House senior staffer Stephen K. Bannon addressed France’s far-right National Front on Saturday, heralding the global populist tide and attacking the “opposition party media.”
Bannon’s surprise visit to the party’s conference in Lille — announced via Twitter late Friday — was his most recent stop on a European tour that has included Switzerland along with Italy, where last week, voters abandoned establishment parties and opted for a hung Parliament dominated by right-wing anti-immigrant populists.
“I came to Europe as an observer and to learn,” Bannon said, wearing his typical rugged attire before a cadre of the party elite dressed in suits.
“What I’ve learned is that you’re part of a worldwide movement, that is bigger than France, bigger than Italy, bigger than Hungary — bigger than all of it. And history is on our side,” he said. “The tide of history is with us, and it will compel us to victory after victory after victory.”
He also encouraged the party to stick to its nationalistic roots. “Let them call you racists. Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists,” he said.
His speech contained a familiar litany of attacks against a global elite, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and journalists. Some of it translated; some of it did not. When Bannon, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker, mentioned that he once sold a company to the French bank Société Générale, the room erupted in jeers, not cheers. “I thought you might like that,” he said in response.
On some level, the speech presented another development in the relationship between far-right movements in the United States and Europe, particularly in France. Last month, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen — the niece of National Front leader Marine Le Pen — spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland [included at https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139187453 ].
Her speech echoed many of the statements of Donald Trump, whom Bannon helped to get elected to the U.S. presidency. “I am not offended when I hear President Donald Trump say ‘America first,’ ” she said. “I want Britain first for the British people, and I want France first for the French people.”
But in general, the meeting between Bannon and the party of Marine Le Pen came at a particularly fraught moment for Bannon himself and the National Front, with each trying to remain relevant in an unforgiving political environment.
During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Bannon was a close ally and confidant of Trump’s, and he joined the West Wing staff as Trump’s chief strategist. But he was forced out of the White House last August.
Likewise, Le Pen was a prominent contender for the French presidency in May 2017, but she suffered a landslide loss to Emmanuel Macron. Her party — widely seen as the alternative to Macron during the election — then fared poorly in France’s legislative elections: In a parliament of 577 seats, the National Front now holds only eight. That figure presents a striking contrast with the 34 percent of the popular vote that Le Pen won in the presidential election, and her party cannot be labeled the opposition.
To that end, rebranding the National Front’s image is the primary purpose of the “party congress” in Lille this weekend. Le Pen and her allies are also expected to announce a new name for the party that they hope will appeal to more voters in the future.
Le Pen has long sought to “de-demonize” her party by distancing it from its origins.
The National Front was co-founded in 1972 by her father, the convicted Holocaust denier Jean-Marie Le Pen, who continues to refer to Nazi gas chambers as a “detail” in the history of World War II. Last week, he published the first volume of his memoirs, “Son of the Nation,” which feature an empathic defense of Philippe Pétain, the leader of France’s Vichy government, a body that willingly collaborated with Nazi Germany after Germany’s invasion of France during the war.
Although several of Marine Le Pen’s aides were also accused of Holocaust denial during the recent election campaign, she claims to be estranged from her father. The party conference in Lille also will feature a vote on whether the elder Le Pen can keep his title as the party’s honorary president. His daughter officially expelled him in 2015 for repeating the remark about gas chambers.
Bannon had some advice for those who might be embarrassed by such a history: “Wear it as a badge of honor. Because every day, we get stronger and they get weaker.”
In French media, Jean-Marie Le Pen — noting that Bannon was widely perceived as the “most radical” of Trump’s advisers — cast doubt on the value of his daughter’s American guest.
“I think this is not exactly the definition of ‘de-demonization,’ ” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-tide-of-history-is-with-us-steve-bannon-delivers-rhetoric-filled-speech-to-frances-national-front/2018/03/10/4f21e016-2480-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html
Bannon: 'Let them call you racists'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/10/politics/steve-bannon-national-front/index.html
Bannon Tells France’s National Front: ‘Let Them Call You Racist’
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/bannon-tells-national-front-let-them-call-you-racist.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dSg0IKOgENxqdOMGgsq-uSX8KIkxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump’s Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/world/asia/trump-north-korea.html
Trump tweets claims of support by China and Japan for summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-tweets-claims-of-support-by-china-and-japan-for-summit-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/2018/03/10/62886090-2489-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html
Trump promised this kind of presidency — unpredictable, ad hoc and impulsive
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promised-this-kind-of-presidency--unpredictable-ad-hoc-and-impulsive/2018/03/10/e928b73e-23ef-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d1HHK4FuuXGAZXMh2moM-Xl8fc7SM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Russian spy: 240 witnesses identified over poisoning
More than 240 witnesses have been identified as police investigate the Russian ex-spy poisoning "at speed", the home secretary has said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43359154
Sergei Skripal: Russia links attempted murder to deaths of Kremlin enemies
Embassy issues provocative tweet as Cobra meeting hears that case involves 250 counter-terror police and 200 witnesses
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/10/sergei-skripal-russia-murder-spy-cobra-counter-terrorism
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dfaWT0ymTYOanAM6E2D5qJ-1JUdQM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
EU, Japan Press for Waivers on Trump’s Tariffs as U.S. Weighs Criteria
Washington has yet to clarify parameters for exemptions amid concerns of trade wars among allies, officials say
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-japan-seek-exemption-from-u-s-trade-tariffs-1520701390
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dPR2WdXRjPvXh_MOfuHsPIHQzMPfM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
What Trump Means When He Calls Gary Cohn a 'Globalist'
On Thursday, the president applied an epithet with a troubling, anti-Semitic history to the outgoing director of his National Economic Council.
The term “globalist” is a bit like the term “thug.” It’s an epithet that is disproportionately directed at a particular minority group. Just as “thug” is often used to invoke the stereotype that African Americans are violent, “globalist” can play on the stereotype that Jews are disloyal. Used that way, it becomes a modern-day vessel for an ancient slur: that Jews—whether loyal to international Judaism or international capitalism or international communism or international Zionism—aren’t loyal to the countries in which they live.
That slur has a long, dark history. The infamous 1903 forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, warns that, “The nations of the West are being brought under international control”—by Jews. In 1935, Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels railed against “the absolute destruction of all economic, social, state, cultural, and civilizing advances made by western civilization for the benefit of a rootless and nomadic international clique of conspirators”: Jews. David Duke called Brexit a triumph over the “Jewish globalist agenda.”
On Thursday, President Trump saluted his outgoing director of the National Economic Council, Gary Cohn. “He may be a globalist,” Trump declared, “but I still like him.”
The generous interpretation is that Trump was merely referring to Cohn’s support of free trade, as illustrated by his opposition to the steel and aluminum tariffs Trump just imposed. Cohn’s Jewishness had nothing to do with it.
That’s conceivable. Not all the people who Trump’s supporters call globalists are Jews. Breitbart enjoys hurling the term at National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who it considers too supportive of military intervention. And some Trump administration Jews—for instance, Stephen Miller, a fierce opponent of immigration—are rarely called globalists.
It’s possible to use the term “globalist”—even about a Jew—innocently, just like it’s possible to use the term “thug” about an African American with no racist intent. And perhaps that’s what Trump was doing when he applied it to Cohn. The problem is that this requires giving Donald Trump a benefit of the doubt that he forfeited long ago.
In his 1991 book, Trumped, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino President John R. O’Donnell quotes his former boss as saying, “The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes.” (Trump has denied saying this.) In a December 2015 speech, Trump told members of the Republican Jewish Coalition, “You’re not going to support me because I don’t want your money.” He later asked, “Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals? Probably more than in any room I’ve ever spoken.” In July of 2016, he retweeted an image of Hillary Clinton surrounded by dollar bills and a six pointed-star. (Trump claimed not to know that the six-pointed star is a Jewish symbol). And in its closing ad, the Trump campaign declared that “The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election.” It warned of “those who control the levers of power in Washington” and the “global special interests” and the “global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth.” Besides Hillary Clinton, the ad featured images of only three recognizable Americans: the investor and philanthropist George Soros, Goldman Sachs Chairman Lloyd Blankfein, and then-Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen, all Jews.
When Trump uses anti-Semitic language, his defenders often counter that his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren are Orthodox Jews. Sure, but even bigots contain multitudes. Trump may feel genuine affection for Jared Kushner, and likely Gary Cohn too. But that doesn’t change the fact that he employs anti-Semitic tropes in ways that make him almost unique among contemporary American politicians. After all, history is filled with politicians who fomented anti-Semitism yet enjoyed warm relationships with individual Jews.
For Cohn, there’s a sad irony here. He reportedly considered resigning after Trump’s equivocal response to last August’s outbreak of white supremacism in Charlottesville, but stuck it out, and instead resigned over Trump’s tariff policy. What thanks did he get? A presidential tribute using language that would have made the Charlottesville marchers smile.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/trump-globalist-cohn/555269/
related:
AIPAC's Struggle to Avoid the Fate of the NRA
The organization is desperately trying to maintain its bipartisan membership and avoid the pull of polarization—but it’s almost certain to fail.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/aipacs-struggle-to-avoid-becoming-the-nra/554999/
Meet the Trump trade adviser whose tariff policy is about to be tested
Peter Navarro is one of the key White House figures who has made a case for imposing stiff new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. What ideas and philosophy drive Navarro? Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits his profile of Trump's right-hand man on trade to consider what President Trump’s tariff announcement means for the global economy.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/meet-the-trump-trade-adviser-whose-tariff-policy-is-about-to-be-tested
Steel tariffs bring vindication for Trump's feisty [sic - ignorant jackass] trade advisor Peter Navarro
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-navarro-comeback-20180311-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dNRLx4S6i4ZoLyMWIiDI4eE5eO5zM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/10/592602846/trump-administration-moves-to-ban-bump-stocks
Department of Justice Submits Notice of Proposed Regulation Banning Bump Stocks
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-submits-notice-proposed-regulation-banning-bump-stocks
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dEddwiBd6WQUvIMXXSRfp0FLwB-DM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
I Worked In Corporate Accountability For A Decade. Here’s The Truth About Corporations Getting ‘Woke’ On Guns.
What can consumer pressure campaigns really achieve?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woke-companies-gun-control_us_5a9dc03ae4b0479c025628f1
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dVn7Hk66Oi2C0AM9NYt0oJfzmaVPM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Explicit Photos of Female Service Members Were Shared Online—Again
https://www.glamour.com/story/explicit-photos-of-female-service-members-are-being-shared-in-a-dropbox-folder
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d9sDg-V693qWWIMGKI2Cve7RzWeJM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Nun Involved In Katy Perry Convent Lawsuit Collapses And Dies In Court
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/10/592623697/nun-involved-in-katy-perry-convent-lawsuit-collapses-and-dies-in-court
A nun begged Katy Perry not to buy her convent — then collapsed and died.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/10/a-nun-begged-katy-perry-not-to-buy-her-convent-then-collapsed-and-died/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dR16EJnwxpb4a9MNCcxETH_dJ9AVM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Kathy Griffin to do new shows, 9 months after Trump photo - on Maher 3-9-18
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/kathy-griffin-shows-months-trump-photo-53657460
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/daDLoXKKavX2fiMLD_G2Y-wx8eikM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Putin on U.S. election interference: ‘I couldn’t care less’
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-u-s-election-interference-i-couldn-t-care-less-n855151
Vladimir Putin again denies Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-russia-putin-20180310-story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dwhoHNuLZLXsKjMsvyNjl0PFZJ37M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
At Pennsylvania rally, Trump again calls for the death penalty for drug dealers - a la China (said he got idea from Xi) - and Singapore - and Duterte
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-rally-in-pennsylvania-ahead-of-special-house-election/2018/03/10/3eed9dc0-23f4-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html
Trump administration studies seeking the death penalty for drug dealers
March 9, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-administration-studying-possibility-of-seeking-death-penalty-for-drug-dealers/2018/03/09/4d9cc994-23c3-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html
In Campaign Form, Trump Extols Himself and a Struggling GOP Candidate
‘Is there anything more fun than a Trump rally?’ president asks at event for Pennsylvania Republican Rick Saccone
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-campaign-form-trump-extols-himself-and-a-struggling-gop-candidate-1520739771
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dM7o_WpVPTU_U4MBBqnst60rNnRxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump’s Gun Plan to Include Encouraging States to Allow Armed School Staff
White House to release plan on Sunday; president to signal support for banning ‘bump stocks’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-gun-plan-to-include-encouraging-states-to-allow-armed-school-staff-1520728721
The legal loopholes that let people get automatic guns
Here’s how the Las Vegas shooter could have obtained an automatic weapon.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/4/16412910/automatic-guns-las-vegas-shooting
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dz33P2wi6TwlHFMGuloSkKc8m7CUM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Trump Talks With Clinton Impeachment Lawyer About Aiding in Mueller Response
President Trump is in discussions with a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during the impeachment process about joining the White House to help deal with the special counsel inquiry, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The lawyer, Emmet T. Flood, met with Mr. Trump in the Oval Office this past week to discuss the possibility, according to the people. No final decision has been made, according to two of the people.
Should Mr. Flood come on board, the two people said, his main duties would be a day-to-day role helping the president navigate his dealings with the Justice Department.
Two people close to the president said that the overture to Mr. Flood did not indicate any new concerns about the inquiry. Still, it appears, at the least, to be an acknowledgment that the investigation is unlikely to end anytime soon.
Mr. Flood would not replace Ty Cobb, the White House lawyer who since the summer has taken the lead role in dealing with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. But Mr. Cobb has told friends for weeks that he views his position as temporary and does not expect to remain in the job for much longer.
Mr. Cobb’s primary task — producing documents for Mr. Mueller and arranging for White House aides to meet with prosecutors — is largely complete. Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers have been handling negotiations with Mr. Mueller over the terms of a presidential interview.
Mr. Flood had been on the wish list of some of the president’s advisers to join his legal team last year, and he is the only person the White House has been in contact with about such a leading role.
White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Flood declined to comment.
This is not the first time that the president’s advisers have considered a job for Mr. Flood, who worked in the White House counsel’s office under George W. Bush and represented Vice President Dick Cheney.
As recently as the summer, Mr. Flood, who currently works at the law firm Williams & Connolly, turned down an opportunity to represent Mr. Trump. It is not clear what has changed since then.
[...]
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/us/politics/trump-mueller-flood.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dp_74zsBMjd0SoMhQTZKCOQTqwxEM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
China Minister Says Trade War Would Bring ‘Disaster’ to World
Zhong says U.S. trade deficit with China overestimated by 20%
U.S., China trade tenions intensified after Trump tariffs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-11/china-minister-says-trade-war-would-bring-disaster-to-world
more:
https://news.google.com/news/story/dQY-qwiqz4IshdMv58F7EQAWTqnSM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
https://news.google.com/news/story/d3hYw3LohRekRAMuGjkOCe80W2qgM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
--
in addition to (linked in) the post to which this is a reply and preceding and (any future other) following, see also (linked in):
earlier this string, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138775039 and preceding and following,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139051519 and preceding and following
elsewhere this string, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139697330 and preceding (and any future following)
elsewhere this string, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139697654 and preceding (and any future following)
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139701364 and following,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139701625 and preceding and following
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139702451 and preceding and following,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139702495 and preceding (and any future following)
Greensburg, KS - 5/4/07
"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty."
from John Philpot Curran, Speech
upon the Right of Election, 1790
F6
Join the InvestorsHub Community
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
