European allies fear President Donald Trump may begin to bring American troops home from the continent as part of his “America First” agenda. They are lobbying him to boost the number of troops to combat an increasingly aggressive Russia.
— Read on www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article214324579.html
That would be great!
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Hollywood celebrities are furious over Trump’s policy of separating immigrant children from their families, but their outrage is selective and often self-serving. In recent weeks, border separation has been the top story. Media coverage has included horrific pictures and videos of young immigrant children in anguish at being taken from their families.
Source: If Self-Serving Celebs Want to Help Vulnerable Kids, They Should Look at US Militarism & Foster Care
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Another problem with the spate of Tinseltown voices demanding action to stop Trump’s brutal family-separation policy is that these stars didn’t get up in arms when President Obama had a similarly callous policy towards illegal immigrant families.
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While the policy stinks — there are reports of traffickers faking it — it’s another “political” astro-turf like the “anti-war” protests.
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The April 2017 meeting between AP reporters and officials from the Justice Department and the FBI has been the subject of inquiries from congressional Republicans.
Source: Associated Press may have led FBI to Manafort storage locker – POLITICO
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So the AP acted as agents of the FBI?
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By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPESPublished: June 20, 2018
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has issued letters of censure to a retired rear admiral and two other officers found to have accepted inappropriate gifts and maintained unethical relationships with “Fat” Leonard Francis, the central figure in a widespread fraud investigation.
The censures – formal, permanent acknowledgements of wrongdoing – were issued last week to retired Rear Adm. Richard Wren, retired Capt. Timothy Conroy and Capt. Charles Johnson, the Navy announced Wednesday in a statement. The letters do not impact retirement benefits or pay for the officers reprimanded.
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Why doesn’t it impact pay or retirement benefits? Why aren’t there criminal penalties?
Argh!
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My tech adoption generally consists of long periods of inertia punctuated with the occasional frenzy of replacement. But I’m very glad to see USB C catch on, even if it means one of those frenzies. While none of our household’s phones are yet equipped with USB C, my Asus Chromebook is, as is my GoPro camera — and I know it’s the wave of the (near-term) future.
Source: USB-C to USB-A Adapter
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“My tech adoption generally consists of long periods of inertia punctuated with the occasional frenzy of replacement.”
Since I’ve been “retired”, I’ve moved from “bleeding edge” to “being dragged along kicking and screaming”.
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New Jersey, not exactly known for giving the people living within its borders freedom, has just passed a law that declares all guns which hold more than ten rounds of ammunition “illegal.” The state is ordering people to surrender their guns or become criminals.
Source: New Jersey: ‘Surrender Your Guns Or Become A Criminal!’
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
Like the gun owners in the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerk, hopefully everyone will just ignore it.
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Source: Bearing Arms
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Isn’t this “backdoor gun confiscation”?
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As former top FBI official Peter Strzok faces congressional requests to testify, it’s worth examining his record.
Source: What did Peter Strzok do? | TheHill
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Sounds like this mess will continue on for a long time.
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SHED NO TEARS for the “millionaires tax” ballot initiative, which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down on Monday. From the outset, the initiative was a cynical ploy to get voters to do something they have repeatedly rejected — replacing
Source: The cynical ‘millionaires tax’ didn’t fool the SJC :: Jeff Jacoby
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Clearly, the politicians and bureaucrats can’t be trusted with the “power” to do anything.
Argh!
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In this video, 70 people from 70 different countries from all over the world show how they count money in their respective countries. Fascinating and more than a little mesmerizing after a while. I wonder why these different techniques developed the way that they did… (via digg ) Tags: video
Source: How people from different countries count money
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Pretty funny. Wonder how it all developed.
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