While Trump cuts welfare for Pakistan by 25% & Palestinians by 50%, it’s chump change compared to just the financial cost of Obama’s newly minted “anchor baby” DREAMERs. Will Trump put America First? And, Lionel on Trump’s tweeted threat to the Deep State and the turmoil in Iran.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
A historic protest is happening in Iran, as everyday citizens are rising up against the Islamic Supreme Leader and his government. Iran-born Armin Navabi helps us understand what's happening.
Wednesday, Jan. 3rd 2018[, with an appearance by Jack Posobiec]: Bannon: Don Jr. Russian Meeting 'treasonous'! - Former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon calls a Trump Tower meeting between a Russian lawyer and Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort "treasonous." He also claims Mueller's investigation is focusing on money laundering. Meanwhile, Trump taunts Kim Jong Un on Twitter, asserting the US nuclear launch button is "much bigger" and "more powerful" than North Korea's. Trends Journal publisher Gerald Celente discusses the Trump tax plan. Thump graphic artist Brett Smith also reveals where he sees the Trump train going. Roger Stone joins to host the final hour.
The title isn’t a joke, it’s the title of the actual argument. Apparently we’re supposed to already believe the second half? Sorry if I repeated myself a little more than usual here. That happens when my brain starts to hurt.
Response to:
Theist Video Logicked Won't Likely Respond To Eagerly (Atheism Debunked)
Published on Nov 19, 2017 by Rational Belief In God [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tyNiDLFXxnxbXbQ_XeWbg / https://www.youtube.com/user/namesameasu , https://www.youtube.com/user/namesameasu/videos ] "Distinctions cannot be made without negating, and negating cannot be made without making distinctions" OUTLINE PROVIDED BELOW: Here's my response to Logicked's "Another new argument for God! …presented poorly." I don't presently have good video equipment and no editing equipment so this is rather off-the cuff. But I have my say. Just as a correction, though: I meant to say "matter and form" in regards to Aristotle and "Theory of Descriptions" In regards to Bertrand Russell. For those who think the argument is poorly presented here and too improvised, here's a brief outline I'm what I'm saying: 1) For something to survive, a thing has to make distinctions.* 2) For a thing to make distinctions, a thing has to have the ability to negate (e.g., distinguish good from not-good).** 3) Negation is conceptual.*** 4) Yet the first known forms of life, although they had the ability to make distinctions, had no brains nor central nervous systems.**** 5) Thus, the ability to mentally conceive need not come from brains nor nervous systems 6) Thus the physical must have a mental basis as the mental has a physical basis 7) Ultimately, these bases are one and the same (i.e., God and the Universe). In other words, if mentality is ingrained in nature, then it makes sense that the universe is a brain-like entity, of which its mind would be the original mind. *Even trees are known to communicate with one another and recognize their offspring. **Distinctions are essentially to say: this as opposed to that; this, not that.... An ability that is either known directly by the organism, or known by the entity that programmed or processed the hard-wiring of the organism. ***That is to say, it adds to the experience beyond the experience itself. Without thought, one can only experience things that exist outright. Such a thing wouldn't have the ability to actively choose to exclude that which is to be avoided. Negation is conceptual because, as all things have a dual aspect, otherwise EITHER everything would consist of itself yet in different space-times and different respects (e.g., an inside space-time/a beyond space-time) OR they'd be two things (thus, being and not being) occupying the same space-time and in the same respect (a physicality), despite the probable non-complementary inaccessibility of some of its associated oppositions (e.g., if you're on the outside of a surface, its underbelly may be inaccessible at the same time) ****Bacteria, one of the first and simplest forms of life, respond to specific molecules -- swimming toward higher concentrations of attractants and away from higher concentrations of repellants. Here's my link to the Antoinio Damasio video:
As the War Room goes live today, news breaks of a fire at Hillary and Bill Clinton's house in Chappaqua New York, begging questions if there wasn't some incriminatory evidence conveniently lost in the house fire. Meanwhile, a Bannon, Trump feud has stolen headlines, as Paul Manafort gears up his lawsuit against Robert Mueller's Russian Probe.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
Issued on: January 3, 2018
Despite substantial evidence of voter fraud, many states have refused to provide the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity with basic information relevant to its inquiry. Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense, today President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to dissolve the Commission, and he has asked the Department of Homeland Security to review its initial findings and determine next courses of action.
Bannon predicts Mueller will corner Trump in Russia investigation
The Beat With Ari Melber 1/3/18
Steve Bannon undercuts Trump’s claim that Mueller investigation is a hoax, saying it boils down to “money laundering” through “Deutsche Bank" Duration: 6:35
The United States is in the middle of a deep cold snap, and meteorologists are saying that a “bomb cyclone” — essentially a freezing hurricane — will hit parts of the East Coast tonight. It's a weather cycle that's prompted a number of climate change deniers — including President Trump — to crack tired jokes about the concept of global warming.
But beyond the misguided social media jabs lies a serious and ongoing discussion about how scientists can connect individual extreme weather events to underlying climate change — and more importantly, how fast they can make now those connections.
Remember that study from 2004? It looked at a European heat wave that took place in 2003, and took a year and a half to complete. In contrast, just three months after Hurricane Harvey, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published a study showing that Harvey dropped 38 percent more rain than it would have without underlying climate change. Another group called World Weather Attribution found that hurricanes that size have become three times more probable
VICE News spoke with Myles Allen, a climate scientist at the University of Oxford and one of the researchers behind the first climate attribution study, who explained why scientists are now able to rapidly figure out if an event like Hurricane Harvey was more devastating than it otherwise would have been because of climate change. (Answer: it was.)
"We are now looking at accelerating that whole process because once you've agreed on the method you're using, you don't need to reinvent the wheel every time you do a new study," Allen told VICE News. "The actual time it takes to actually do the calculations is not that long."
This segment originally aired January 3, 2017 on VICE News Tonight on HBO.
Rep. Castro: I've heard about crimes by the administration in secret testimony
All In with Chris Hayes 1/3/18
Joaquin Castro says that witnesses in the Trump-Russia investigation have detailed evidence of criminal activity by members of the Trump administration - but Republicans won't release the transcripts. Duration: 6:37
An anonymous source tells the New York Post that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury is mostly black and suggests it cannot be fair to President Trump. Duration: 2:51
Rosenstein, McCabe meet with Ryan on Nunes, Russia investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/3/18
Rachel Maddow reports on a trip by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Andrew McCabe to the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan to discuss the Trump Russia investigation and House Intel chair Devin Nunes. Duration: 6:31
Weak Manafort lawsuit to pull plug on Mueller could backfire
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/3/18
Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. solicitor general, who helped write the special counsel regulations that are the subject of a new lawsuit by Paul Manafort against the Robert Mueller investigation. Duration: 7:17
Blumenthal: Make Trump Jr, Fusion GPS testimony transcript public
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/3/18
Senator Richard Blumenthal talks with Rachel Maddow about the growing pressure on Senate Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley to release the Fusion GPS testimony transcript to the public, as well as that of Donald Trump Jr. Duration: 9:22
Book suggests new aspects of potential Trump obstruction case
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/3/18
Rachel Maddow highlights excerpts in the new Michael Wolff book, Fire and Fury, that add details and possible new avenues of inquiry for potential obstruction of justice cases against the Trump team. Duration: 4:53
Trump disregard for DoJ independence taints attorney appointment
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/3/18
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about why it's important for the Justice Department to maintain an ethical distance from the presidency. Duration: 5:32
Lawrence O'Donnell, Rachel Maddow on Rosenstein-Ryan meeting
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/3/18
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein met unannounced with Speaker Paul Ryan today. Rachel Maddow theorizes Rosenstein was going around House Intel Cmte. Chair Devin Nunes, who requested documents from the DOJ about the Russia probe related to the Trump dossier. Duration: 2:50
Lawrence: Will Trump claim they all lost their minds?
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/3/18
Lawrence O'Donnell looks at the portrait White House insiders – notably, ex-White House Chief Strategist and Trump confidant Steve Bannon – paint of President Donald Trump in Michael Wolff's explosive new book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." Duration: 5:38
Trump atty on Bannon: Legal action 'imminent' post-explosive book
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/3/18
Trump's attorneys sent Steve Bannon a cease and desist letter in the wake of Michael Wolff's new book, ABC News reports, citing a non-disclosure agreement Bannon signed during the campaign. Lawrence O'Donnell, Tim O’Brien, & Joyce Vance react. Duration: 8:27
Steve Bannon and Donald Trump faced off in a war of harsh words after Bannon let loose on the Trump administration in a new tell-all book by Michael Wolff. Duration: 16:03
Bannon: Russia probe is ‘all about money laundering’
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 1/4/18
Our expert panel discusses the bombshell revelations in the new book ‘Fire and Fury’ by Michael Wolff and how it could be an asset for the special counsel investigation. Duration: 6:32
In a New Year's tweetstorm, President Trump compares the size of his nuclear button to Kim Jong-un's, rails against Palestine, and announces awards for the "dishonest media."
Laura Grey dissects U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley's impressive display of strategic retaliation toward the nations that defied President Trump's position on Jerusalem.
Our President Never Planned On Being Our President
Published on Jan 4, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
President Trump's recent temper tantrums may have been triggered by the an upcoming book full of unflattering information and Trump's real motives behind his presidential bid.
Bannon: 2016 Trump Tower meeting was 'treasonous' The book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, is based on hundreds of interviews Bannon also reportedly told Wolff: "They're going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV" http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/politics/bannon-wolff-fire-and-fury/index.html
There's A Ton Of Explosive Stuff About Trump And His Closest Aides In A New Book Author and media critic Michael Wolff's book about the Trump campaign and administration, Fire and Fury: Inside the White House, was leaked/excerpted/unofficially released on Wednesday and, well, wow. Just, wow. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/2-fire-2-furious?utm_term=.yejV3lw5z#.wxnPedJYa
Here's how 'Senator Romney' can fix Obamacare If Mitt Romney runs for the Utah Senate seat being vacated by Orrin Hatch, he would easily win. But if Romney chooses to become another thorn in President Trump's side, it will be a wasted opportunity. Instead, his unique experience with health insurance policy makes him the perfect person to forge a real Obamacare replacement. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/how-senator-romney-can-fix-obamacare-commentary.html
Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment The Israeli government has issued a notice for thousands of African migrants to leave the country or face imprisonment. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42541515
Tiny Hands, Big Button The President’s Nuclear Dick-Measuring Contest This is language that would have been rejected from the script of ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ yet there are hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of lives at stake beneath the bluster. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-presidents-nuclear-dick-measuring-contest
Will North Korea compete in Winter Olympics? North and South Korea both seem keen for the North to take part in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in the South. But there are still hurdles to overcome before North Korean skaters can take to the ice in Pyeongchang, writes North Korean leadership specialist Michael Madden. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42550446
Giving Democracy the Finger US President Donald Trump has used his first year in office to reverse America's traditional role as a guarantor of security and democratic values around the world. And, in attacking those values at home, he either doesn’t realize or doesn’t care that America's system of governance has been the main source of its global prestige. By Christopher R. Hill https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-threat-to-american-democracy-by-christopher-r-hill-2018-01
Thomas Monson: President of the Mormon Church dies at 90 Thomas Monson, leader of the Mormon Church, has died at the age of 90, the church has announced. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42553059
Trump ex-campaign chair Manafort sues Mueller, Rosenstein and Department of Justice Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has sued special counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the Department of Justice in U.S. federal court "The actions of DOJ and Mr. Rosenstein in issuing the Appointment Order, and Mr. Mueller's actions pursuant to the authority the Order granted him, were arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with the law," the suit reads. All actions taken by the special counsel "must be set aside," Manafort's lawyers argue. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/trump-ex-campaign-chair-manafort-sues-mueller-rosenstein-and-department-of-justice.html
Trump selects Giuliani's law partner for top prosecutor job in New York replacing Preet Bharara President Donald Trump has named Geoffrey Berman, a former law partner of New York City's mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, to become the Southern District of New York's top prosecutor. Berman will replace former US attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by Trump in March. Berman previously served as an Assistant US Attorney in the district from 1990-1994 and was also involved in the successful prosecution of a former CIA employee during the Iran-Contra scandal. http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-prosecutor-geoffrey-berman-replace-preet-bharara-2018-1
A US drugmaker offers to cure rare blindness for $850,000 Spark Therapeutics' Luxturna will cost $850,000 for a one-time treatment. The gene therapy treats a rare, inherited retinal disease that can lead to blindness. Spark also unveiled a set of payment and access programs, including tying payments to how well the therapy works and exploring payment by installment. These programs could serve as a model as more one-time treatments come to market. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/spark-therapeutics-luxturna-gene-therapy-will-cost-about-850000.html
Odds of finding alien megastructures around star grow hazy - KIC 8462852 or Boyajian's Star - "Tabby's Star" The strangest star in the galaxy dims and brightens in a weird way that could be explained by an advanced civilization, but now the star's namesake says that idea is out. https://www.cnet.com/news/tabbys-star-tabetha-boyajian-kic-8462852-alien-megastructures-dust/
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