Psychiatric diagnosis doesn’t begin to account for potential peril under Trump
February 18, 2017
RE (“Executive analysis, from afar”): The criteria for a mental disorder that psychiatrists use place strong weight on an individual’s internal reward system and on society’s external response to their behaviors: If these behaviors don’t cause the individual distress and impairment, and society allows the individual to be successful, then the behaviors are considered healthy. As Dr. Allen Frances says [‘Crazy like a fox’: Mental health experts try to get inside Trump’s mind].. https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/30/trump-mental-health/ of Donald Trump, “people trying to diagnose Trump as having a mental disorder are wrong.” Frances notes that Trump “apparently gets pleasure, not distress, from [activities such as late-night, angry tweets], and they made him president.”
But a mental disorder can severely distort an individual’s internal reward system, so that they may experience at least short-term pleasure in response to behaviors that ultimately may be destructive toward both themselves and their community. And when a society is itself sick — damaged, angry, and vulnerable — it may enable these behaviors, so that external checks also fail, and we may end up with disastrous legacies from individuals judged to be healthy.
Psychiatrists should explicitly acknowledge that both internal and external reward systems are unreliable and subject to their own disorders. Until this is done, psychiatric guidelines are of limited use in evaluating the ultimate effects of the behaviors of individuals on themselves and their communities.
Posted specifically to the 23rd embed down in yours .. Why Wasn't Donald Trump's Bigotry a Deal-Breaker?: The Daily Show
.. it's glaringly obvious the basic support structure of 'IIIIIIIII' Trump's reward system is self adulation .. he craves it, worse he needs a continual fix ..
suggests a problem up top, too .. one more, eh .. remember seeing Carlass Fiorina insisting PP was harvesting a fetus for it's brain? .. and Chaffetz talking of running for House speaker after falling on his face by presenting a grotesquely misleading graph (a perfect example of a misleading graph which might be used in Year 7 mathematics class on misleading graphs, Jason) to a congressional committee .. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/congressman-chaffetz-misleading-graph-smear-planned-parenthood .. crass, stupid dishonesty by the lova life crowd .. but wait, as Trevor Noah with good humor points out who also love guns!! .. despite the fact that... well you know how the US rates on gun killings each year compare to other developed countries .. here's Trevor again .. Not So Pro-Life After All: The Daily Show
Scientists and science advocates are expected to fill the streets of more than 500 cities across the world on Saturday in support of scientific research, which they feel has increasingly come under attack, especially during the Trump administration.
Since its inception in late January, the March for Science has transformed from a grass-roots social media campaign into a bona fide force of scientific advocacy, attracting support from more than 220 official science organizations. But the marchers and the activists who organized them will soon have to address what follows the demonstrations. In addition to channeling the energy they’ve built, they will also need to contend with tensions that have emerged within the scientific community over this political turn.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017[, with no Alex Jones (attending his cusody trial); with appearances by Andrew Torba and Mike Cernovich]: Iran recently showed a display of power by showcasing new anti-aircraft missiles at an annual Army Day parade. Roger Stone and Paul Joseph Watson will be in studio to break down the French presidential election, radical Islam and more. Also, sources say Fox News has decided to get rid of Bill O'Reilly.
Bill O´Reilly Fired From Fox News (w/ Kathy Malloy)
Published on Apr 19, 2017 by Mike Malloy
Bill O’Reilly has been forced out of his position as a prime-time host at Fox News, the company said on Wednesday, after the disclosure of settlements involving sexual harassment allegations against him. His abrupt and embarrassing ouster ends his two-decade reign as one of the most popular and influential commentators in television.
“After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, said in a statement.
Published on Apr 19, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Recently MSM has attacked Alex claiming he is actor and that nothing he has ever said is true. This video shows some the top 10 performance art characters he has created through the years.
President Trump, Sean Spicer and Jim Mattis said an aircraft carrier group was heading to the Korean peninsula. Too bad it was going the other way. Duration: 5:47
The first DREAMer has been deported under the Trump administration. And the judge in charge of his case just happens to be someone the President previously railed against. Duration: 2:06
Rev. Al Sharpton: O'Reilly promoted white nationalism
All In with Chris Hayes 4/19/17
Sharpton reflects on his adversarial relationship with the cable news host, who was ousted from Fox News after two decades amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Duration: 4:35
Erik Prince acted as Trump envoy in Russian meetings: report
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/19/17
Rachel Maddow shares reports that Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and brother of Donald Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, met with Russian officials while working with the Trump team. Duration: 16:41
Warren: Trump poised to deliver knock-out blow to middle class
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/19/17
Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with Rachel Maddow about following the history of the erosion of the middle class in the United States and the fight to protect the working class from Donald Trump's agenda. Duration: 7:18
Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with Rachel Maddow about the need for a special prosecutor and an independent commission investigating possible Trump campaign cooperation with Russia. Duration: 9:16
Warren on resistance: 'Those phone calls freaked people out!'
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/19/17
Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with Rachel Maddow about the effect that civic activism has had on motivating members of Congress and thwarting Donald Trump's agenda. Duration: 5:32
Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with Rachel Maddow about why Americans can't treat democracy as a 'once-every-four-years horse race' and what Democrats have to do to retake power in government. Duration: 4:09
Bill O'Reilly's firing and the women who made it happen
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 4/19/17
Lawrence O'Donnell talks with Lisa Bloom, who represents three new Bill O'Reilly accusers. She says Fox News was forced to fire O'Reilly because "we persisted." Duration: 15:25
New polls show Democrats are competitive in deep red territory, as Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he won't seek re-election in 2018. Lawrence O'Donnell discusses with David Frum and Charlie Sykes. Duration: 7:41
Trump White House defends comments on whereabouts of Navy ships
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/19/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Jeremy Bash, Andrea Mitchell, & Ali Velshi, about the administration's comments on Navy ships moving toward North Korea and Secy. Tillerson's harsh talk on Iran. Duration: 15:47
Then & Now: Trump Admin. remarks on USS Carl Vinson's whereabouts
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/19/17
The Trump administration is defending its comments from last weeks which lead to confusion about when U.S. Navy ships would be heading toward the Korean peninsula. Duration: 1:44
Now we know why the FBI pursued fmr. Trump aide Carter Page
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/19/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to fmr. CIA Chief of Staff Jeremy Bash and The Huffington Post's Sam Stein about the new report detailing why the FBI investigated former Trump aide Carter Page. Duration: 7:22
THE LECTURE OF TRUMP’S ADVISOR CARTER PAGE IN MOSCOW
Published on Jul 7, 2016 by Katehon Think Tank [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabHgVVhRDgWZn1clE8Epxw , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabHgVVhRDgWZn1clE8Epxw/videos ] Advisor to US presidential candidate Donald Trump Paige Carter has arrived in Russia. Today, at 19:10, he will deliver a lecture at the Moscow World Trade Center. The topic is "The evolution of world economy: trends and potential". Carter Page is one of the youngest advisors of Donald Trump. He is an energy and economic development expert, particularly regarding the countries of the former Soviet Union and the socialist bloc in Eastern Europe. He collaborated with the Council on Foreign Relations, where he led a research group on the Caspian Sea region. Page lived in Moscow for three years, where he was advising Gazprom. After the reunification of Crimea with Russia and the beginning of operations in Ukraine, he was one of the few American experts who called for understanding the actions of Russia. Page came out openly against the interventionist policy of NATO, which, in his opinion, provoked Russia with its expansion. http://katehon.com/article/lecture-trumps-advisor-carter-page-moscow-watch-live-broadcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CYF29saA9w [with comments] ]and see also: Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Dugin Katehon Think Tank Authors http://katehon.com/authors About Us http://katehon.com/about-us ]
'Mr. Skullduggery' Jeremy Bash on what new Russia report tells us
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/19/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to former CIA Chief of Staff Jeremy Bash on what we can learn from a NYTimes report detailing how the FBI became interested in the former Trump aide Carter Page. Duration: 1:37
Full Show - Radical Islam Gone Wild / America’s War on Drugs Exposed - 04/20/2017
Published on Apr 20, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Thursday, April 20th 2017[, with Jon Rappoport hosting the fourth hour, and yet another extended appearance by Roger Stone]: Radical Islam Gone Wild - Mainstream media outlets continue to ignore the rise of domestic Islamic terror even after a man shouting "Allah Akbar" kills three in Fresno, Cali. We look at the bloody harvest of multiculturalism throughout the globe and look at progress in enacting President Trump's immigration agenda. North Korea also retains a threatening posture warning of a pre-emptive strike that could wipe out the US. Today we'll hear from Trump confidant Roger Stone on Trump's latest victories and more. We'll also cover the ongoing drug war, and the Trump administration's evolving policies on marijuana.
includes, beginning at c. the 5:05 mark (unsurprisingly, Alex's sole appearance during the show):
SPECIAL REPORT with Alex Jones - Breaking: North Korea Threats and New Skull and Bones Info Published on Apr 20, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel Alex Jones covers the latest news from North Korea where they show video of the Unites States being destroyed with Nuclear Weapons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk-iIEvAYZg [with comments] [also at/title taken from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySSbUIdgqQ (with comments)] [apparently at his attorney's office or a room at the courthouse just before hurrying off for another day at his custody trial; in any event, an instant Alex Jones classic]
Pavarotti Widow Tells Trump to Stop Using ‘Nessun Dorma’ in Campaign Huge: Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti died in 2007. Jul 22 2016 ROME — Luciano Pavarotti's widow has told Donald Trump to stop playing the tenor's most famous aria at campaign events, saying the billionaire's values are "incompatible" with the world's most recognized opera singer. It comes after a slew of other musicians and estates also complained about use of their music at Trump rallies or the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. "We learned today that the aria 'Nessun dorma' performed by Luciano Pavarotti is being used [on] the Donald Trump campaign soundtrack," Nicoletta Mantovani wrote in a letter co-signed by three of the late superstar's daughters. "We remind you that the values of brotherhood and solidarity that Luciano Pavarotti upheld throughout his artistic career are incompatible with the world vision of the candidate Donald Trump," it added. "Nessun Dorma," from the final act of Puccini's opera Turandot, was the tenor's signature aria and his powerful performances of it cemented his global popularity. The piece ends with a repeat of the Italian word "Vincero" — "I will win." [...] http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pavarotti-widow-tells-trump-stop-using-nessun-dorma-campaign-n614721
Fox News’ parent company, 21st Century Fox, has now spent more than $85 million on payouts related to sexual harassment allegations. $65 million of that has gone to the two men who were the subjects of those allegations – Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly. Duration: 5:20
'I think what's really disturbing is that he seems to want to follow his boss' lead in attacking the judiciary and demeaning communities of color and people who disagree with him,' said Schatz of Sessions. Duration: 4:53
Congressman Jason Chaffetz, who announced this week he won’t run for re-election, went on a long un-endorsement tour after the Access Hollywood tape surfaced. But in November, Chaffetz admitted he voted for Trump. Duration: 2:28
As the president prepares for his trip to Italy for the G7 next month, we remember his beefs with the family of Pavarotti and with Pope Francis. Duration: 2:40
Excess Trump inauguration cash pairs with donor access
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/20/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the unusually large amount of money raised for the relatively small Trump inauguration and notes that some large donors with ties to Venezuela were granted access to the Trump White House. Duration: 23:03
Report shows high level Russian role in 2016 election meddling
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/20/17
Rachel Maddow relays a Reuters report that a Vladimir Putin-linked think tank drafted strategy papers for Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Donald Trump has failed to deliver on his promise to deliver a report on Russia's 2016 cyber attack. Duration: 6:12
Trump Russia national security investigator leaving DoJ
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/20/17
Matthew Miller, former Justice Department spokesperson, talks with Rachel Maddow about the announced departure of Mary McCord, who is in charge of the Justice Department's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to the Donald Trump campaign. Duration: 4:56
Georgia's Jon Ossoff builds local strategy in national spotlight
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/20/17
Jon Ossoff, Democratic candidate for Congress from Georgia, talks with Rachel Maddow the national spotlight on his election and the dynamics of his district and the Democratic Party. Duration: 4:35
Three O'Reilly sexual harassment accusers speak out
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 4/20/17
In their first appearance together, 3 women who accused Bill O'Reilly of sexual harassment – Perquita Burgess, Caroline Heldman & Wendy Walsh – share their hopes & fears on coming forward. Attorney Lisa Bloom, who brought national attention to their stories, joins. Duration: 16:35
Perquita Burgess, Caroline Heldman, and Wendy Walsh tell Lawrence O'Donnell how it felt when President Donald Trump took Bill O'Reilly's word over theirs – and attorney Lisa Bloom shares the kinds of responses they've all received since coming forward. Duration: 8:58
Trump prepares for a possible North Korea nuclear test
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/20/17
Nicolle Wallace and George Will discuss what the President meant when he said “we are in very good shape” when it comes to North Korea. Duration: 15:17
Attorney General calls Hawaii 'an island in the Pacific'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/20/17
Two Senators from Hawaii fire back at Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ comments about Hawaii, asking the Justice Department to “use the google.” Duration: 7:47
LEAKED: Fox News' 8 p.m. Anchor Audition Tape: The Daily Show
Published on Apr 20, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
After a series of sexual harassment allegations pushes Bill O'Reilly out of his primetime gig at Fox News, fellow network anchors try to fill the void.
The Trump Administration's Reefer Madness: The Daily Show
Published on Apr 20, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
In honor of 4/20, Trevor breaks down how Attorney General Jeff Sessions is ramping up enforcement of marijuana laws and makes the case that President Trump is always high.
Bill O'Reilly's '98 Novel Is Rich With Foreshadowing
Published on Apr 21, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
You don't have to Google 'Bill O'Reilly' to read about a television journalist who gets fired from his comfy network gig. It's all in his 1998 novel 'Those Who Trespass: A Novel of Television and Murder.
Full Show - The French Head To The Polls - 04/21/2017
Published on Apr 21, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Friday, April 21st 2017[, with Paul Joseph Watson as the primary host, and a call-in from Alex]: French Head to Polls - The French are heading to the polls for their presidential election amid another terrorist attack in Paris. The analyst who predicted Trump bets on Le Pen as the next French president. Nigel Farage insider and Westmonster editor Michael Heaver talks about the upcoming French and UK elections.
InfoWars 3-5 LIVE! - Swamp Creatures Take Over U.S. Government
Streamed live on Apr 21, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
[with an extended opening appearance by Omar Navarro, Trump-lover (parents from Cuba) running, or at least hoping to run, for Congress against Maxine Waters]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMpsuyLMNo [with comments] [to note: in the original livestreamed upload, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSRTKE4yNTY (with comments), the David Knight segment re the Trump administration going after Assange and Wikileaks, which begins in this YouTube at c. the 23:00 mark, has since been blacked out (the YouTube keeps running with black screen, no audio, just dead air until the next part begins)]
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Trump companies sitting on $250M+ of property
All In with Chris Hayes 4/21/17
President Trump's many potential conflicts of interest are glaring. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston discusses what is required to get some real answers. Duration: 6:00
Evelyn Farkas and Sam Seder join Chris Hayes to discuss how some in the media are praising the president for his recent military actions. Duration: 6:52
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blasted the Justice Department statement which claimed the city continues to see 'gang murder after gang murder' in addition to being 'soft on crime.' Duration: 2:26
Rachel Maddow revisits the questions that surrounded a Donald Trump Foundation donation to the campaign of Florida A.G. Pam Bondi coinciding with her decision not to join a lawsuit against Trump University, now that a top lawyer for Bondi, Carlos Muniz, has joined the Trump administration. Duration: 21:01
Trump real estate a potential means to pay money to a president
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/21/17
Rachel Maddow highlights the investigative journalism done by USA Today in tracking down every property owned by Donald Trump's companies, the sales of which pose a potential conflict because the profits would go to Trump as president of the United States. Duration: 6:06
Trump real estate an opening to do a deal with US president
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/21/17
Steve Reilly, investigative reporter for USA Today, talks with Rachel Maddow about the legwork he and his colleagues did to catalog the real estate holdings of Donald Trump's companies, exposing an unprecedented means of conveying money directly to a U.S. president. Duration: 6:57
'Outsider candidates' in spotlight for upcoming French election
The Rachel Maddow Show 4/21/17
Philip Crowther, White House and Washington correspondent for France24 News, talks with Rachel Maddow about the upcoming French presidential election and the expectations for "outsider candidates" to perform well. Duration: 3:34
Trump: First 100 days is 'ridiculous' – except when it's not
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 4/21/17
President Trump is a week away from his 100th day in office, but he hasn't scored any big legislative wins. Now the Trump White House is scrambling to pass a health care bill and plans to introduce tax reform. David Jolly and Indira Lakshmanan join Ari Melber. Duration: 7:07
How will the Bill O'Reilly controversy influence workplace culture and treatment of harassment claims in the future? Nancy Giles and Claudia Reis, an employment lawyer, join Ari Melber to discuss. Plus, how Fox News treated Friday's final "The Factor" episode. Duration: 7:37
Pres. Trump shrugs off 100 day benchmark candidate Trump loved
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/21/17
Calling the 100 day goal post 'ridiculous' on Twitter, when he was a candidate Pres. Trump talked over and over about what he could do in his first 100 days. MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses. Duration: 12:49
Candidate vs. President: Trump changes his tune on first 100 Days
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/21/17
On the campaign trail, candidate Trump repeatedly boasted about what he'd do in his first 100 days. As President, he sounds very different. Duration: 1:30
NYC officials blast Trump's DOJ for calling city 'soft on crime'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/21/17
Trump's Attorney General Jeff Sessions says New York City is soft on crime. MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses the firestorm that created with his political panel. Duration: 4:24
Fmr. Obama official Sally Yates to testify in House Russia probe
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/21/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses the latest headlines on the Russia investigation on Capitol Hill - including the news former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is due to testify. Duration: 4:52
Chris Matthews on Trump's first 100 days: 'It's an F so far...'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 4/21/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews who gives his grim and honest take so far on how Donald Trump is doing in office. Duration: 8:36
Bill reacts to the week's headlines, including Trump's foreign policy snafus, Jeff Sessions' beef with Hawaii, and Bill O'Reilly's ouster from Fox News in his Real Time monologue.
Joy Reid is joined by a reporter who broke the story revealing documents showing how a Russian government organization planned to help elect Donald Trump—and hinder Hillary Clinton. Rep. Eric Swalwell and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] join to discuss. Duration: 15:32
Joy Reid and her guests discuss the reported 'cesspool' culture at FOX that many say will remain, even after the ouster of Bill O’Reilly after many sexual harassment allegations. Duration: 9:44
Joy Reid and Rep. Ted Lieu discuss what he calls the president’s hypocritical and dangerous immigration policies, including his recent executive order impacting the H-1B visa program critical to the tech sector. Duration: 5:51
Bill Nye the Science Guy, the honorary co-chair of Saturday’s March for Science, joins Joy Reid on the politics of science as the Donald Trump administration places climate change deniers throughout the government. Duration: 5:21
Joy Reid and her panel heatedly debate: what’s the point of DNC chairman Tom Perez touring with Independent Bernie Sanders, rather than reaching out to the base that actually supported Clinton? Duration: 16:14
The documentary examines far-right radio host Alex Jones, and the effect his fear-mongering and conspiracy theories have had on the public. Also explored are his relationship with Donald Trump, and the numerous contradictions of Alex Jones.
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Trump’s First-Quarter Poll Ratings Lowest For An Elected President Since WWII - graphic at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=130703251 His first months in office have been unprecedented — but “likely not in the way he or his supporters hoped.” President Donald Trump received substantially worse ratings for his initial months in office than any other president elected to his first term since World War II, according to Gallup. Even those presidents who went on to be unpopular generally enjoyed high ratings during their first months in office after their electoral victory. But Trump’s average rating since Inauguration Day is just 41 percent, Gallup finds, making him the only such president in its polling history to fall short of majority approval during his first quarter. [...] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-trumps-first-quarter-ratings-lowest-for-a-president-since-wwii_us_58f8e4a4e4b06b9cb9148fd9
The First Amendment Gave This Neo-Nazi The Right To Be Vile — But Then He Went Too Far The man behind the internet's most popular neo-Nazi website, the Daily Stormer, is being sued for waging a harassment campaign against a Jewish woman in Montana. Legal experts believe he'll have a hard time defending his actions. https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/the-first-amendment-gave-this-neo-nazi-the-right-to-be-vile
Trump lawyer: ‘No right’ to protest at rallies The president’s lawyers file a motion to derail a lawsuit brought by protesters President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in a Thursday court filing that protesters “have no right” to “express dissenting views” at his campaign rallies because such protests infringed on his First Amendment rights. The filing comes in a case brought by three protesters who allege they were roughed up and ejected from a March 2016 Trump campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky, by Trump supporters who were incited by the then-candidate’s calls from the stage to “get 'em out of here!” Lawyers for Trump’s campaign have argued that his calls to remove the protesters were protected by the First Amendment. But the federal district court judge hearing the case issued a ruling late last month questioning that argument, as well as the claim that Trump didn’t intend for his supporters to use force. The ruling cleared the case to proceed into discovery and towards a trial. Thursday’s filing by Trump’s campaign lawyers asks the judge to pause the proceedings and allow Trump’s legal team to appeal the ruling to a higher court “before subjecting the President to ‘unique’ and extraordinary burdens of litigation.” Specifically, Trump’s lawyers want the appeals court to reconsider whether Trump’s calls to remove the protesters were protected speech under the First Amendment and whether it’s reasonable to construe the calls as an incitement to violence. [...] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/20/donald-trump-protest-rallies-speech-237431
Iran election: Ahmadinejad barred from running Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from standing in next month's election by a government-controlled vetting body, state media report. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39662470
Trump Bound For Europe Soon But Still Doesn’t Understand How It Works - GET THE 4-20-17 PRESSER AND TRANSCRIPT - ALSO ALL IN THING 1/THING 2 4-20-17 The president again displays a fundamental misunderstanding of trade and NATO in news conference with Italian prime minister http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-europe-wrong_us_58f92bcde4b06b9cb91531eb
Did Jeff Sessions Say He's Amazed a Judge 'On an Island in the Pacific' Can Stop Executive Orders? The Trump administration's Attorney General expressed his amazement on a radio talk show. TRUE http://www.snopes.com/jeff-sessions-pacific-island/
Why you should be very skeptical about a new health care bill, in 1 sentence A flurry of activity Thursday suggests health care legislation might not be dead on the Hill The Catch: Some key players have not seen the bill and that's a big unknown for lawmakers http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/health-care-trump-ahca/
President Trump appoints Tax Fairy to key economic post [...] What is the Tax Fairy? I’ll let Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin explain: The Trump administration plans to rely on controversial assumptions about economic growth to offset steep cuts to business and individual tax rates, a chief architect of the plan said Thursday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the economic growth that would result from the proposed tax cuts would be so extreme – close to $2 trillion over 10 years – that it would come close to recouping all of the lost revenue from the dramatic rate reductions. Some other new revenue would come from eliminating certain tax breaks, although he would not specify which ones. “The plan will pay for itself with growth,” Mnuchin said at an event hosted by the Institute of International Finance. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/04/21/president-trump-appoints-tax-fairy-to-key-economic-post/
Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson - next two items are about this video (originally on Facebook) Apr 19, 2017 We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MqTOEospfo
The PLasma for Alzheimer SymptoM Amelioration (PLASMA) Study (PLASMA) This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants. Purpose The PLasma for Alzheimer SymptoM Amelioration (PLASMA) Study: Intravenously-Administered Plasma From Young Donors for Treatment of Mild-To-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02256306
Two existing drugs halt neurodegeneration in mice Researchers have made a major leap forward in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, after identifying two existing drugs that prevented brain cell death in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317028.php
This WHITE Teen Admitted She Made Up Claims She Was Abducted And Raped By "Three Black Males" - Denison, Texas Local police called the hoax “offensive to the African-American community.” The false accusations were also used by white nationalists to push their agenda online. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/teen-claims-she-was-raped-by-three-black-males-hoax
White nationalist claims Trump directed rally violence Trump supporter asks a federal court to hold the president liable for any damages stemming from a lawsuit filed by protesters who attended a Kentucky campaign stop. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/donald-trump-rally-violence-237302
Trump lawyer: ‘No right’ to protest at rallies The president’s lawyers file a motion to derail a lawsuit brought by protesters President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in a Thursday court filing that protesters “have no right” to “express dissenting views” at his campaign rallies because such protests infringed on his First Amendment rights. The filing comes in a case brought by three protesters who allege they were roughed up and ejected from a March 2016 Trump campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky, by Trump supporters who were incited by the then-candidate’s calls from the stage to “get 'em out of here!” Lawyers for Trump’s campaign have argued that his calls to remove the protesters were protected by the First Amendment. But the federal district court judge hearing the case issued a ruling late last month questioning that argument, as well as the claim that Trump didn’t intend for his supporters to use force. The ruling cleared the case to proceed into discovery and towards a trial. Thursday’s filing by Trump’s campaign lawyers asks the judge to pause the proceedings and allow Trump’s legal team to appeal the ruling to a higher court “before subjecting the President to ‘unique’ and extraordinary burdens of litigation.” Specifically, Trump’s lawyers want the appeals court to reconsider whether Trump’s calls to remove the protesters were protected speech under the First Amendment and whether it’s reasonable to construe the calls as an incitement to violence. [...] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/20/donald-trump-protest-rallies-speech-237431
In Travis County custody case, jury will search for real Alex Jones - this and next two at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=130629223 Alex Jones and his ex-wife, Kelly, will be locked in a child custody trial the next two weeks in Austin. Alex Jones’ lawyers will make the case that their client should not be judged by his on-air persona. Lawyers for Kelly Jones will maintain that Jones’ public outbursts suggest he is not a fit parent. April 16, 2017 At a recent pretrial hearing, attorney Randall Wilhite told state District Judge Orlinda Naranjo that using his client Alex Jones’ on-air Infowars persona to evaluate Alex Jones as a father would be like judging Jack Nicholson in a custody dispute based on his performance as the Joker in “Batman.” “He’s playing a character,” Wilhite said of Jones. “He is a performance artist.” But in emotional testimony at the hearing, Kelly Jones, who is seeking to gain sole or joint custody of her three children with Alex Jones, portrayed the volcanic public figure as the real Alex Jones. “He’s not a stable person,” she said of the man with whom her 14-year-old son and 9- and 12-year-old daughters have lived since her 2015 divorce. “He says he wants to break Alec Baldwin’s neck. He wants J-Lo to get raped. “I’m concerned that he is engaged in felonious behavior, threatening a member of Congress,” she said, referring to his recent comments about California Democrat Adam Schiff. “He broadcasts from home. The children are there, watching him broadcast.” [...] http://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/travis-county-custody-case-jury-will-search-for-real-alex-jones/rnbWzMHnFCd5SOPgP3A34J/
The Secret To Happiness Revealed - included in 12-28-16 Alex Jones Show Paul Joseph Watson talks about the death of Carrie Fisher and how now many people are completely unhappy no matter what the accomplish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-f8VLzMdM
https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMatter2525/videos - recent not posted yet, chrono as uploaded If Muhammad Replaced Trump (. . .) Jul 24, 2016 If the ideals of Islamism came out of Trump's mouth, how would the Left & Right react? If any Muslims do respond to this cartoon, I have a couple predictions: 1. Some will respond by saying that the verses are out of context (standard response), but notice that none of these verses are actually justified by their context, and 2. Some other verse will be presented that contradicts one of the verses I used, which proves nothing other than the fact that the Islamic texts in question are contradictory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1sW7tu6-s You Can't Escape - Episode 8 of "Power Corrupts" ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123593680 ) Aug 28, 2016 You might be able to escape religion, but you can't escape what caused it in the first place. All you can do is try to be cognizant of it, and try your best to keep it in check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspHj0Cj2-g Always Cry Wolf Sep 28, 2016 Human beings often unite during tragedies, foregoing our petty differences. Imagine if we didn't require the tragedy. While "crying wolf" is considered bad, the title of this video refers to what happened at Yellowstone, and in that light, the title's meaning is "always strive for balance". During my 40 years of life, I have learned that attaining balance is the greatest solver of problems. Be neither excessive nor neglectful. I believe that is a good rule for the macro as well, for society, and for our planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsVgAqV9WI Don't Expect A Terrible Hereafter Oct 25, 2016 I was challenged to make a meaningful animation without speech. Thanks to my friend, known as C0ct0pusPrime here on YouTube, for challenging me to do this a while back. I had a lot of ideas, but this one stuck with me the most. Life is filled with dark irony. The very thing you want the most, might actually end up being the thing you'd least want. If you're not mindful, you might find out too late. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jijoIUi2A King Solomon Nov 28, 2016 Marriage should be between 1 man and 1000 women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zjjg7mmDN4 If Hitler Never Existed (. . .) Dec 21, 2016 This is basically a MUCH better version of "It's a Wonderful Life". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5TtDZlHqao The Horror of Your Desires Dec 29, 2016 If you somehow obtained ultimate power, the things you’d choose to do would show us far more clearly who you really are than you could possibly show us with your current limitations. You could choose to bend people to your will, even if only through threats and intimidation, or maybe you could enjoy life with us, help us, and teach us. The bible authors created a character in Yahweh who abuses his limitless power with wanton abandon, reeking of a crude tool of manipulation - not a loving, caring teacher. He is the ultimate bad guy, sold to us as the ultimate good guy - a monumental travesty of history. It certainly is a good thing that Yahweh is a fictional invention of ancient writers. My next animations will be about the life and times of King David, as found in 1st and 2nd Samuel (and a bit of 1st Kings). This animation was Episode 9 of my Power Corrupts series. Here’s a link to the full playlist of the Power Corrupts series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5PlJiqOnk&list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJBD5SosZI King David Jan 22, 2017 This is the beginning of King David’s story from the Bible, the books of Samuel. I’d like to animate the rest of the books of Samuel, but that would take an enormous amount of work, and not only would your support via Patreon be greatly appreciated, but would also attach your name to the project (DarkMatter Army or above). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdtV9kbs_fo David, Goliath, and the 200 Cyclops Sleeves Feb 20, 2017 The Sunday School version of David and Goliath usually ends after David slings his rock, and for good reason; the rest isn’t quite wholesome family entertainment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZPhXoDI3F0 If Muhammad Became the President (. . .) Mar 17, 2017 If you dislike Trump, then you should probably dislike Muhammad 100x more. Oddly, it seems some people are confused on this issue. That confusion comes from the best of intentions, I'm sure, but it is ultimately self-defeating, and allows for tolerance of the intolerable. Please check the paragraph at the end of this video for elaboration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJqWCBq6GI God Judges The Amazing Atheist Apr 4, 2017 Finally, The Amazing Atheist meets his maker. Who do you think God should judge next? The Amazing Atheist's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAmazingAtheist The Drunken Peasants Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrunkenPeasants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e19DYf2lRIw If Your Body Were a Religion Apr 11, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pho9FMuBJgA
Tornado Town, USA - big piece - map of mini-tornado alleys Four devastating tornadoes hit Moore, Oklahoma, in 16 years. Was it geography or just bad luck? May 26, 2016 http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tornadoes/
The PLasma for Alzheimer SymptoM Amelioration (PLASMA) Study (PLASMA) This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants. Purpose The PLasma for Alzheimer SymptoM Amelioration (PLASMA) Study: Intravenously-Administered Plasma From Young Donors for Treatment of Mild-To-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02256306
Two existing drugs halt neurodegeneration in mice Researchers have made a major leap forward in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, after identifying two existing drugs that prevented brain cell death in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317028.php
Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson - next two items are about this video (originally on Facebook) Apr 19, 2017 We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MqTOEospfo
"We are not creating a Terminator": Russia denies risk as Putin's 'robot army' is trained to shoot guns Posting a clip showing armed robot FEDOR in action, Deputy PM insists teaching the androids to shoot will help improve their motor skills and decision-making abilities http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/we-not-creating-terminator-russia-10237755
"We are not creating a Terminator": Russia denies risk as Putin's 'robot army' is trained to shoot guns Posting a clip showing armed robot FEDOR in action, Deputy PM insists teaching the androids to shoot will help improve their motor skills and decision-making abilities http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/we-not-creating-terminator-russia-10237755
FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump
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By Peter Stone And Greg Gordon
ggordon@mcclatchydc.com
January 18, 2018 05:00 AM
Updated January 18, 2018 02:03 PM
WASHINGTON
The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.
FBI counterintelligence investigators have focused on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who is known for his close relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and the NRA, the sources said.
It is illegal to use foreign money to influence federal elections.
It’s unclear how long the Torshin inquiry has been ongoing, but the news comes as Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s sweeping investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including whether the Kremlin colluded with Trump’s campaign, has been heating up.
All of the sources spoke on condition of anonymity because Mueller’s investigation is confidential and mostly involves classified information.
A spokesman for Mueller’s office declined comment.
Disclosure of the Torshin investigation signals a new dimension in the 18-month-old FBI probe of Russia’s interference. McClatchy reported a year ago .. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article127231799.html .. that a multi-agency U.S. law enforcement and counterintelligence investigation into Russia’s intervention, begun even before the start of the 2016 general election campaign, initially included a focus on whether the Kremlin secretly helped fund efforts to boost Trump, but little has been said about that possibility in recent months.
The extent to which the FBI has evidence of money flowing from Torshin to the NRA, or of the NRA’s participation in the transfer of funds, could not be learned.
However, the NRA reported spending a record $55 million on the 2016 elections, including $30 million to support Trump – triple what the group devoted to backing Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential race. Most of that was money was spent by an arm of the NRA that is not required to disclose its donors .. https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=National%20Rifle%20Assn&cycle=2016 .
Two people with close connections to the powerful gun lobby said its total election spending actually approached or exceeded $70 million. The reporting gap could be explained by the fact that independent groups are not required to reveal how much they spend on Internet ads or field operations, including get-out-the-vote efforts.
During the campaign, Trump was an outspoken advocate of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, at one point drawing a hail of criticism .. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article94695197.html .. by suggesting that, if Clinton were elected, gun rights advocates could stop her from winning confirmation of liberal Supreme Court justices who support gun control laws.
“If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks,” Trump said at a rally in August 2016. “Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know.”
Spanish authorities tag Torshin for money laundering
Torshin, a leading figure in Putin’s party, has been implicated in money laundering by judicial authorities in Spain, as Bloomberg News first revealed .. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-09/mobster-or-central-banker-spanish-cops-allege-this-russian-both .. in 2016. Spanish investigators alleged in an almost 500-page internal report that Torshin, who was then a senator, capitalized on his government role to assist mobsters laundering funds through Spanish properties and banks, Bloomberg reported
A summary obtained by McClatchy of the still-secret report links Torshin to Russian money laundering and describes him as a godfather in a major Russian criminal organization called Taganskaya.
Investigators for three congressional committees probing Russia’s 2016 operations also have shown interest in Torshin, a lifetime NRA member who has attended several of its annual conventions. At the group’s meeting in Kentucky in May 2016, Torshin spoke to Donald Trump Jr. during a gala event at the group’s national gathering in Kentucky in May 2016, when his father won an earlier-than-usual NRA presidential endorsement.
An FBI spokesman declined to comment on the investigation.
The NRA did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Torshin could not be reached for comment, and emails to the Russian central bank seeking comment from Torshin and the bank elicited no response.
Mueller’s investigation has been edging closer to Trump’s inner circle. This week, The New York Times reported .. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/us/politics/steve-bannon-mueller-special-counsel-investigation-interview.html .. that Mueller had negotiated an agreement under which Steve Bannon, who was recently ousted from his post as a senior White House adviser, would fully respond to questions about the Trump campaign. Bannon headed the campaign over its final weeks.
Since taking over the investigation last May, Mueller has secured guilty pleas from two former Trump aides, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, both of whom agreed to cooperate with prosecutors; and criminal charges against two other top campaign figures, former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates.
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Alexa Ard, Maureen Chowdhury and Patrick Gleason McClatchy
- $30 million The amount of money the National Rifle Association spent backing Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign – triple what the group spent on Republican Mitt Romney four years earlier -
A year ago, three U.S. intelligence agencies signed off on a joint assessment that was the basis for the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and other sanctions against the Kremlin. The intelligence agencies concluded that what began as a sophisticated Russian operation to undermine Americans’ faith in democracy morphed into a drive to help Trump win.
Torshin is among a phalanx of Putin proxies to draw the close attention of U.S. investigators, who also have tracked the activities of several Russian billionaires and pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarchs that have come in contact with Trump or his surrogates.
Torshin was a senior member of the Russian Senate and in recent years helped set up a Moscow gun rights group called Right to Bear Arms. He not only spoke with Trump Jr. at the NRA convention, but he also tried unsuccessfully to broker a meeting between Putin and the presidential candidate in 2016, according to the Times. He further sought to meet privately with the candidate himself near the 2016 NRA convention.
Torshin’s ties with the NRA have flourished in recent years. In late 2015, he hosted two dinners for a high-level NRA delegation during its week-long visit to Moscow that included meetings with influential Russian government and business figures.
In their internal report, Spanish prosecutors revealed a web of covert financial and money-laundering dealings between Torshin and Alexander Romanov, a Russian who pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges in 2016 and was sentenced to nearly four years in prison.
The prosecutors’ evidence included 33 audio recordings of phone conversations from mid-2012 to mid-2013 between Torshin and Romanov, who allegedly laundered funds to buy a hotel on the ritzy island of Mallorca. Torshin had an 80 percent stake in the venture, the Spanish report said.
In the phone conversations, Romanov referred to Torshin as the “godfather” or “boss.” Torshin has denied any links to organized crime and said his dealings with Romanov were purely “social.”
The Madrid-based newspaper El Pais last year reported that Spanish police were on the verge of arresting Torshin in the summer of 2013, when he had planned to attend a birthday party for Romanov, but a Russian prosecutor tipped the banker to plans to nab him if he set foot in Spain, and Torshin canceled his trip.
Congress looking at Torshin, too
The House and Senate Intelligence Committees and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee also have taken an interest in Torshin as part of their parallel inquiries into Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections.
In questioning Donald Trump Jr. at a closed-door hearing in mid-December, investigators for the Senate Intelligence Committee asked about his encounter with Torshin at the NRA convention, according to a source familiar with the hearing.
Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for Trump Jr., said his client and Torshin talked only briefly when they were introduced during a meal.
“It was all gun-related small talk,” Futerfas told McClatchy.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters in November to two senior Trump foreign policy aides, J.D. Gordon and Sam Clovis, seeking copies of any communications they had with or related to Torshin; the NRA; veteran conservative operative Paul Erickson; Maria Butina, a Torshin protege who ran the Russian pro-gun group he helped launch, and others linked to Torshin.
Erickson has raised funds for the NRA and is a friend of Butina’s. Shortly before the NRA’s May 2016 convention, he emailed Trump campaign aide Rick Dearborn .. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-nra-campaign.html .. about the possibility of setting up a meeting between Putin and Trump during the campaign, according to the Times.
Erickson’s email to Dearborn bore the subject line“Kremlin Connection.” In it, Erickson solicited advice from Dearborn and his boss, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, a top foreign policy adviser to Trump’s campaign, about the best way to connect Putin and Trump.
Both Dearborn and Butina, who has been enrolled as a graduate student at American University since mid 2016, have been asked to appear before the Judiciary Committee, but so far Erickson has not, sources familiar with the matter said.
Bridges LLC, a company that Erickson and Butina established in February 2016 in Erickson’s home state of South Dakota, also is expected to draw scrutiny. Public records don’t reveal any financial transactions involving Bridges. In a phone interview last year, Erickson said the firm was established in case Butina needed any monetary assistance for her graduate studies — an unusual way to use an LLC.
Erickson said he met Butina and Torshin when he and David Keene, a former NRA president, attended a meeting of Right to Bear Arms a few years ago in Moscow. Erickson described the links between Right to Bear Arms and the NRA as a “moral support operation both ways.”
Torshin’s contacts with the NRA and the Trump campaign last year also came to the attention of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and key adviser. When Torshin tried to arrange a personal meeting with Trump near the NRA convention site last May, Kushner scotched the idea, according to emails forwarded to Kushner.
On top of Torshin’s efforts to cozy up to the Trump campaign, the Moscow banker has forged ties with powerful conservatives, including Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the Californian whom some have deemed Putin’s best friend in Washington. In a phone interview in 2016, Rohrabacher recalled meeting Torshin in Moscow a few years earlier and described him as “a mover and shaker.”
Last February when Torshin visited Washington, Rockefeller heir and conservative patron George O’Neill Jr. hosted a fancy four-hour dinner for the banker on Capitol Hill, an event that drew Rohrabacher, Erickson and other big names on the right. Rohrabacher has labeled Torshin as “conservatives’ favorite Russian,” Torshin was in Washington at the time to lead his country’s delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast, where Trump spoke. The banker also was slated to see the presidentat a meet-and-greet event prior to a White House breakfast, but Torshin’s invitation was canceled after the White House learned of his alleged mob connections, Yahoo News reported.
Torshin’s involvement with the NRA may have begun in 2013 when he attended the group’s convention in Houston. Keene, the ex-NRA leader and an avid hunter, was instrumental in building a relationship with the Russian, according to multiple conservative sources.
Keene also helped lead a high-level NRA delegation to Moscow in December 2015 for a week of lavish meals and meetings with Russian business and political leaders. The week’s festivities included a visit to a Russian gun company and a meeting with a senior Kremlin official and wealthy Russians, according to a member of the delegation, Arnold Goldschlager, a California doctor who has been active in NRA programs to raise large donations.
Others on the trip included Joe Gregory, who runs the NRA’s Ring of Freedom program for elite donors who chip in checks of $1 million and upwards, Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke and Pete Brownell, a chief executive of a gun company and longtime NRA board member.
In a phone interview, Goldschlager described the trip as a “people-to-people mission,” and said he was impressed with Torshin — who, he noted, hosted both a “welcoming” dinner for the NRA contingent and another one.
“They were killing us with vodka and the best Russian food,” Goldschlager said. “The trip exceeded my expectations by logarithmic levels.”