Full Show - Epic Broadcast: America Is Now Choosing Sides In Second Civil War - 08/17/2017
Published on Aug 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Thursday, August 17th 2017[, with Owen Shroyer and Gary Heavin co-hosting, Anthony Cumia hosting the fourth hour, and an appearance by Ramiro Peña ( https://www.christtheking.tv/about-us/about-ramiro-pena/ , http://www.ctkwaco.org/ )]: Statues Removed Across Country - Liberals are furiously moving to remove statues across the nation, days after President Trump criticized Dems for "re-writing history." We'll discuss the latest White House inside baseball with Roger Stone, including rumors that chief strategist Steve Bannon may be removed. Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne, the man who exposed the deep state initiative to "take out" Trump, also joins the show today. And Mark Dice breaks down why liberal hysteria and triggering is at an all-time high after Trump condemned "both sides" for violence.
God has His Hand on Donald Trump - Pastor Ramiro Pena
An Upper Palaeolithic engraved human bone associated with ritualistic cannibalism August 9, 2017 Abstract Cut-marked and broken human bones are a recurrent feature of Magdalenian (~17–12,000 years BP, uncalibrated dates) European sites. Human remains at Gough’s Cave (UK) have been modified as part of a Magdalenian mortuary ritual that combined the intensive processing of entire corpses to extract edible tissues and the modification of skulls to produce skull-cups. A human radius from Gough’s Cave shows evidence of cut marks, percussion damage and human tooth marks, indicative of cannibalism, as well as a set of unusual zig-zagging incisions on the lateral side of the diaphysis. These latter incisions cannot be unambiguously associated with filleting of muscles. We compared the macro- and micro-morphological characteristics of these marks to over 300 filleting marks on human and non-human remains and to approximately 120 engraved incisions observed on two artefacts from Gough’s Cave. The new macro- and micro-morphometric analyses of the marks, as well as further comparisons with French Middle Magdalenian engraved artefacts, suggest that these modifications are the result of intentional engraving. The engraved motif comfortably fits within a Magdalenian pattern of design; what is exceptional in this case, however, is the choice of raw material (human bone) and the cannibalistic context in which it was produced. The sequence of the manipulations suggests that the engraving was a purposeful component of the cannibalistic practice, implying a complex ritualistic funerary behaviour that has never before been recognized for the Palaeolithic period. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182127 [full text]
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Secs. Tillerson, Mattis speak with Japanese counterparts
Published on Aug 17, 2017 by PBS NewsHour
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis hold a news briefing with their Japanese counterparts at the State Department.
MSNBC anchor fact checks Trump surrogate on Neo-Nazi violence
The Beat With Ari Melber 8/17/17
Attorney and Trump supporter David Wohl discusses with Ari Melber President Trump's claims that there was violence on "both sides" of the Charlottesville rally. Duration: 10:50
Who were the counter-protesters? We asked a witness
Hardball with Chris Matthews 8/17/17
Brandy Daniels joined us now from Charlottesville. She holds a doctorate in theology from Vanderbilt and is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia. Duration: 3:42
Illustration by Matthieu Bourel, photographs by Eric Thayer/Reuters and Alejandro Alvarez/News2Share, via Reuters
Julius Krein. Credit Benjamin Norman for The New York Times
By JULIUS KREIN AUG. 17, 2017
When Donald Trump first announced his presidential campaign, I, like most people, thought it would be a short-lived publicity stunt. A month later, though, I happened to catch one of his political rallies on C-Span. I was riveted.
It is now clear that my optimism was unfounded. I can’t stand by this disgraceful administration any longer, and I would urge anyone who once supported him as I did to stop defending the 45th president.
Far from making America great again, Mr. Trump has betrayed the foundations of our common citizenship. And his actions are jeopardizing any prospect of enacting an agenda that might restore the promise of American life.
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What, you may wonder, especially in the wake of Charlottesville, Va., did I possibly see in this candidate?
Although crude and meandering for almost all of the primary campaign, Mr. Trump eschewed strict ideologies and directly addressed themes that the more conventional candidates of both parties preferred to ignore. Rather than recite paeans to American enterprise, he acknowledged that our “information economy” has delivered little wage or productivity growth. He was willing to criticize the bipartisan consensus on trade and pointed out the devastating effects of deindustrialization felt in many communities. He forthrightly addressed the foreign policy failures of both parties, such as the debacles in Iraq and Libya, and rejected the utopian rhetoric of “democracy promotion.” He talked about the issue of widening income inequality — almost unheard of for a Republican candidate — and didn’t pretend that simply cutting taxes or shrinking government would solve the problem.
He criticized corporations for offshoring jobs, attacked financial-industry executives for avoiding taxes and bemoaned America’s reliance on economic bubbles over the last few decades. He blasted the Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz campaigns for insincerely mouthing focus-grouped platitudes while catering to their largest donors — and he was right. Voters loved that he was willing to buck conventional wisdom and the establishment.
He flouted G.O.P. orthodoxy on entitlements, infrastructure spending and, at times, even health care and “culture war” issues like funding Planned Parenthood. His statements on immigration were often needlessly inflammatory, but he correctly diagnosed that our current system makes little sense for most Americans, as well as many immigrants, and seems designed to benefit the wealthy at the expense of working people.
Yes, Mr. Trump’s policy positions were poorly defined, but these days, most candidates’ positions are. And yes, he had little support from the Republican Party leadership. But many of us thought even this might be a positive if it forced him to focus on “making deals” rather than on Washington’s usual ideological posturing. He was never going to fulfill all of his over-the-top promises, but we believed that his administration might achieve some meaningful successes.
In my writing, I tried to steer this administration in the right direction. During the presidential primaries, the blog I helped organize, called the Journal of American Greatness, was one of the leading voices supporting certain themes of Trump’s campaign. (Michael Anton, now a National Security Council adviser, was our most prolific writer.) Then, after the election, I founded a quarterly journal, American Affairs, largely to question elements of what is often called the neoliberal policy consensus — totally open borders for capital and labor; transferring power from national governments to transnational technocracies; unfettered markets; and democracy promotion as the sole premise of foreign policy. In other words, the disappointing legacy we inherited from the Bushes and the Clintons that helped pave the way to Mr. Trump’s election.
In this role, as one of the few people in the media who has been somewhat sympathetic to Mr. Trump, I am often asked to comment on his surprise victory, or more recently on his statements, policies and the gusher of news pouring out of this White House. For months, despite increasing chaos and incoherence, I have given Mr. Trump the benefit of the doubt: “No, I don’t really think he is a racist,” I have told skeptical audiences. “Yes, he says some stupid things, but none of it really matters; he’s not really that incompetent.” Or: “They’ve made some mistakes, but it’s still early.”
It’s no longer early. Not only has the president failed to make the course corrections necessary to save his administration, but his increasingly appalling conduct will continue to repel anyone who might once have been inclined to work with him.
From the very start of his run, one of the most serious charges against Mr. Trump was that he panders to racists. Many of his supporters, myself included, managed to convince ourselves that his more outrageous comments — such as the Judge Gonzalo Curiel controversy or his initial hesitance to disavow David Duke’s endorsement — were merely Bidenesque gaffes committed during the heat of a campaign.
It is now clear that we were deluding ourselves. Either Mr. Trump is genuinely sympathetic to the David Duke types, or he is so obtuse as to be utterly incapable of learning from his worst mistakes. Either way, he continues to prove his harshest critics right.
Mr. Trump once boasted that he could shoot someone in the street and not lose voters. Well, someone was just killed in the street by a white supremacist in Charlottesville. His refusal this weekend to specifically and immediately denounce the groups responsible for this intolerable violence was both morally disgusting and monumentally stupid. In this, Mr. Trump failed perhaps the easiest imaginable test of presidential leadership. Rather than advance a vision of national unity that he claims to represent, his indefensible equivocation can only inflame the most vicious forces of division within our country.
If Mr. Trump had been speaking about the overall political climate, he might have been right to say that “many sides” are responsible for exacerbating social tensions. Yet during the events in Charlottesville this past weekend, only one side — a deranged white nationalist — was responsible for killing anyone. To equivocate about this fact is the height of irresponsibility. Even those concerned about the overzealous enforcement of political correctness can hardly think that apologizing for neo-Nazis is a sensible alternative.
Those of us who supported Mr. Trump were never so naïve as to expect that he would transform himself into a model of presidential decorum upon taking office. But our calculation was that a few cringe-inducing tweets were an acceptable trade-off for a successful governing agenda.
Yet after more than 200 days in office, Mr. Trump’s behavior grows only more reprehensible. Meanwhile, his administration has no significant legislative accomplishments — and no apparent plan to deliver any. Wilbur Ross’s Commerce Department has advanced some sensible and appropriately incremental changes to trade policy, but no long-term agenda has been articulated. Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue’s recently proposed legislation offers a sound basis for reforming immigration policy, but seems to have no prospects and has received comparatively little attention. The administration inexplicably downgraded infrastructure and corporate tax reform — issues with potentially broad-based support — to pursue a warmed-over version of Paul Ryan’s Obamacare repeal, which ended, predictably, in a humiliating failure.
Nothing disastrous has occurred on the foreign policy front — yet — but the never-ending chaos within the administration hardly inspires confidence. Many senior-level appointees are still not in place, including the assistant secretaries of state, for example. And too many of those who are in office appear to be petty, clueless, and rather repulsive ideologues, like former chief strategist Steve Bannon, who seem to spend most of their time accusing one another of being “swamp creatures.” It’s pathetic. No wonder an increasing number of officials are simply ignoring the president, an alarming but understandable development. The firing of Mr. Bannon is an indication that Mr. Trump is beginning to recognize his blunders, but people like me have forgiven him too many times already.
Effectively a third-party president without a party, Mr. Trump has faced extraordinary resistance from the media, the bureaucracy and even within the Republican Party. But the administration has committed too many unforced errors and deserves most of the blame for its failures. Far from making the transformative “deals” he promised voters, his only talent appears to be creating grotesque media frenzies — just as all his critics said.
Those who found some admirable things in the hazy outlines of Mr. Trump’s campaign — a trade policy focused on national industrial development; a less quixotic foreign policy; less ideological approaches to infrastructure, health care and entitlements — will have to salvage that agenda from the wreckage of his presidency. On that, I’m not ready to give up.
This story has been updated to reflect news events.
CEOs and lawmakers have broken with Trump over his Charlottesville response, but this isn't the first time he's stoked racial divisions. Duration: 6:28
The Russophilic Republican Congressman confirmed to journalists that he met with the Wikileaks founder, whose organization has been deemed by the U.S. as a 'hostile intelligence actor,' and now he wants to brief Donald Trump on the meeting. Duration: 1:34
Thing 1/Thing 2: In the 1980s, Trump destroyed two historic sculptures wanted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to make way for Trump Tower. Decades later, the New York Times discovered a Civil War monument on his Virginia golf course commemorates an event that never happened. Duration: 2:59
'What did you think you were getting' with Donald Trump, asks Charlie Sykes of Trump supporters in the wake of the president's comments about Charlottesville. Duration: 6:45
Rachel Maddow rounds up some of the military-related stories in the news, including the U.S. service chiefs speaking out in condemnation of racism and hate, and notes that in the U.S. military it is illegal to be a nazi scumbag. Duration: 15:54
If you're shocked by Trump racism, you weren't paying attention
The Rachel Maddow Show 8/17/17
Rachel Maddow notes the new reporting on White House staffers claiming to be shocked by Donald Trump's response to the racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and points out that anyone who paid attention during the campaign should not be surprised now. Duration: 1:57
Phoenix mayor asks Donald Trump to cancel inflammatory rally
The Rachel Maddow Show 8/17/17
Mayor Greg Stanton of Phoenix, Arizona, talks with Rachel Maddow about his request that Donald Trump cancel a planned campaign-style rally out of concerns about violence and further divisiveness in the wake of Trump's irresponsible reaction to the racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Duration: 3:09
Lawrence: Trump responds to Barcelona terror attack with a lie
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 8/17/17
Lawrence O'Donnell reacts to President Donald Trump's newest lie about fighting terrorism, as well as top Republican senator Bob Corker saying Donald Trump lacks the "stability" and "competence" to be president. Duration: 13:07
Bill Moyers: Instead of a 'soul,' Trump has an 'open sore'
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 8/17/17
Veteran journalist and former LBJ press secretary Bill Moyers compares the Trump presidency to the Johnson administration. He tells Lawrence O'Donnell why Trump's reaction to the removal of Confederate statues demonstrates the president's consistent inconsistency. Duration: 11:04
The comprehensive timeline of Trump's history with Russia
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 8/17/17
Attorney Steven Harper has prepared a timeline with more than 400 data points of all the events surrounding the Trump team and Russia. He prepared it as if it had to be presented to a jury. Lawrence O'Donnell also discusses the findings with Bill Moyers. Duration: 5:09
Interactive Timeline: Everything We Know About Russia and President Trump Explore our updated, comprehensive Trump-Russia timeline — or select one of the central players in the Trump-Russia saga to see what we know about them. By Steven Harper August 14, 2017 http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/
Are some Republicans turning on Trump after Charlottesville?
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/17/17
As Pres. Trump lashes out against two key senators in his party, two other GOP senators question his stability, competence, & moral authority. Eli Stokols, Katy Tur, & Jason Johnson react. Duration: 14:49
Evocative magazine covers call out Trump on Charlottesville
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/17/17
Using both Nazi & white supremacist imagery, The New Yorker, The Economist, and TIME are using their latest covers to call out Pres. Trump on Charlottesville. Rick Stengel & Gillian Tett react. Duration: 1:27
Pres. Historian: Trump's Charlottesville response was 'horrible'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/17/17
NBC News Presidential Historian and author Michael Beschloss discusses Pres. Trump's controversial and inflammatory reaction to the violence in Charlottesville. Duration: 4:44
Weekend Update on the Charlottesville Protests - SNL
Published on Aug 17, 2017 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including white supremacists in Charlottesville and President Trump's falling approval ratings.
Weekend Update: Tina Fey on Protesting After Charlottesville - SNL
Published on Aug 17, 2017 by Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey reacts to the events of Charlottesville and offers a plan for how to deal with future Alt-Right protests. Colin and Michael tackle super orgasms and two ninety-year-olds getting married.
Weekend Update on CEOs Resigning from Trump's Economic Councils - SNL
Published on Aug 17, 2017 by Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Trump disbanding his economic councils due to CEOs resigning and the opioid epidemic in America.
Published on Aug 18, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The President tweeted out a very presidential statement following the horrific terrorist attack in Barcelona. Unfortunately, that's not where the story ends.
John Dickerson: A President's Job Is To Lift Americans Up
Published on Aug 18, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS's 'Face the Nation' host John Dickerson shares his expert opinion on the President's remarks at Tuesday's Trump Tower conference, including a comparison between Robert E. Lee and George Washington.
[originally aired August 17, 2017 (U.S. central time)]
John Dickerson Says Washington And Lee Aren't The Same
Published on Aug 18, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS's 'Face the Nation' host John Dickerson isn't letting the President get away with an equivocations of secessionist Robert E. Lee and two of America's Founding Fathers.
[originally aired August 17, 2017 (U.S. central time)]
Steve Bannon Comes to Trump's Defense on Charlottesville: A Closer Look
Published on Aug 17, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth takes a closer look at the tailspin Donald Trump's presidency has been in since his response to violence in Charlottesville and the key aides coming to his defense, Steve Bannon and Fox News.
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