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19 minutes ago, jcsmith said:
Can we really call Donald Trump the leader of the "free world"? This is a guy who treats the media as "the opposition", vows to put America's interest first, and seeks to ban the worlds second largest religion.
1/ NO Trump is not the leader of the Free World -> "Trump is Putin’s mouthpiece"
2/ NO Trump is not the leader of the Free World -> "Bannon and senior adviser Jared Kushner are the go-to people on national security issues for the administration, again despite the lack of experience, temperament or institutional support for either."
3/ NO Trump is not the leader of the Free World -> "Trump has chosen to start his stewardship of American foreign policy by criticizing America’s most important military alliance, NATO, and taking a cheap shot at one of its most important allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who happens to be the most respected leader in Europe by a wide margin."
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/why-is-trump-picking-on-merkel-214641
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Bannon Is Drafting The Executive Orders & Using Putin's Playbook. Trump's Just The Signing Hand
"Bannon needs to be under a constant microscope and his role needs to be in the forefront because he is using Putin’s methods of propaganda.. He is forging a civilian shock troop ready to commit violence and accept atrocities."
" The orders have come so quickly, and from seemingly out of nowhere, that aides sometimes aren’t even sure which actions Trump will sign until they cross his desk. “He was determined to show people that he’s getting to work from Day One,” a source told Politico. ""State Department dissent memo: ‘We are better than this ban’ This Ban Does Not Achieve Its Aims--And Will Likely Be Counterproductive "
This memo is pointing out, besides the unconstitutional nature and ineffectiveness of the Travel Ban executive order taken by Trump, its various misdeeds (including economic), and recommending other methods to contain the terrorist risk.
" The memo argues that the executive order is poorly conceived and poorly drafted and that its implementation will damage U.S. relationships with Muslim countries, U.S. standing in the Muslim world and the U.S. fight against terrorism and radicalization both at home and abroad"
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Bannon Is Drafting The Executive Orders & Using Putin's Playbook. Trump's Just The Signing Hand
"Bannon needs to be under a constant microscope and his role needs to be in the forefront because he is using Putin’s methods of propaganda.. He is forging a civilian shock troop ready to commit violence and accept atrocities."
" The orders have come so quickly, and from seemingly out of nowhere, that aides sometimes aren’t even sure which actions Trump will sign until they cross his desk. “He was determined to show people that he’s getting to work from Day One,” a source told Politico. ""State Department dissent memo: ‘We are better than this ban’ This Ban Does Not Achieve Its Aims--And Will Likely Be Counterproductive "
This memo is pointing out, besides the unconstitutional nature and ineffectiveness of the Travel Ban executive order taken by Trump, its various misdeeds (including economic), and recommending other methods to contain the terrorist risk.
" The memo argues that the executive order is poorly conceived and poorly drafted and that its implementation will damage U.S. relationships with Muslim countries, U.S. standing in the Muslim world and the U.S. fight against terrorism and radicalization both at home and abroad"
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13 minutes ago, daveAustin said:
Just a (likely feminist) lefty loon trying to make a name for herself. Go Donald!
Cheer Bannon, not Trump
" Bannon is intentionally using Trump’s mental instability and throwing out alternative facts to harden Trump’s core supporters. He’s also going to try and manufacture the illusion there’s a larger core of Trump supporters than actually exists."
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Amazing Trumpland... Bannon Is Drafting The Executive Orders & Using Putin's Playbook. Trump's Just The Signing Hand
"Bannon needs to be under a constant microscope and his role needs to be in the forefront because he is using Putin’s methods of propaganda.. He is forging a civilian shock troop ready to commit violence and accept atrocities."
" The orders have come so quickly, and from seemingly out of nowhere, that aides sometimes aren’t even sure which actions Trump will sign until they cross his desk. “He was determined to show people that he’s getting to work from Day One,” a source told Politico. " -
Precedents in US history
The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)
The United States has long prohibited the entry of nationals of certain countries into their territory. At the end of the nineteenth century, several laws prohibited the Chinese ( Chinese Exclusion Act -1882)and almost all Japanese from staying in the U.S
These laws were subsequently strengthened in 1921 to apply to almost all Asian countries.
Subsequently, in 1924, Congress passed a federal law to limit immigration, favoring people from Western Europe to the detriment of those from Eastern Europe, almost all the countries in the Asia, and Africa. -
Philadelphia (Corey Perrine/AP/SIPA)
Washington (Middlebrook/CSM/Shutter/SIPA)
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10 hours ago, ResandePohm said:
You forget that Putin has the videos that show how warped the Duck is. I am sure there are many more than just the golden showers. He will manipulate the Duck any way he wants.
Mystery death of ex-KGB chief linked to MI6 spy's dossier on Donald Trump
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3 hours ago, Thakkar said:
The stated reason for barring refugees—to protect Americans—is not just a lie, it's total BS.
The actual number of refugees who have become extremists in the United States has been estimated at between three and 12 — out of the more than 800,000 who have resettled here since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
https://www.newamerica.org/in-depth/terrorism-in-america/who-are-terrorists/
Whatever terrorist attacks have happened in America since 9/11 have been at the hands of homegrown terrorists not refugees or immigrants.
From 1975 to 2016, not a single American was killed in a terrorist attack on US soil from any of the 7 countries banned by Trump.
~ source: Alex Nowrasteh, CATO institute.Meanwhile, in the same period, the number of Americans killed by other gun-toting Americans: 300,000
So what is the purpose of this flurry of activities and Executive Orders?
To create chaos, sow divisions, rile up anger, help Bannon and his team of white supremacists identify staunch supporters/collaborators who can be counted on to join their future Brownshirts, identify enemies among the opponents who could lead resistance, who pose threats.
The chaos is also a prelude to stricter security laws.
The following are from past interviews Trump and Bannon have given. If reading it gives you a boner instead of a chill—congratulations, you're a future collaborator in the destruction of democracy.
Bannon (who openly wants to transform the Grand Old Party into a populist formation and has, it seems, established a relationship of trust with Jared Kushner ) knows exactly where he wants to lead Trump in the staging of the rupture that the new Administration wants to operate, when signing presidential decrees as well as during telephone conversations with foreign leaders.
A text initialed Saturday by Trump guarantees a role to the ideologist of the campaign in all strategic meetings of the National Security Council led by former General Michael Flynn.So Bannon will be key in the definition and the declination of US Foreign Policy....
How Bannon flattered and coaxed Trump on policies key to the alt-right
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42 minutes ago, Ulysses G. said:
They already are. Extreme vetting of immigrants from bad areas is only common sense.
None of the countries from which the September 11 terrorists originate and their sponsors, are on the interdiction list.
Coincidentally, they are countries where the Trump empire has financial interests : business first
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Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world - a horrible mess!
(February 2015)
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5 hours ago, JHolmesJr said:
They didnt take him seriously. Then, and even now. He's done more in these 7 days than a crook like Hillary would have achieved. Had she won, she'd be on the phone right about now to all the CEOs who bankrolled her, asking them for their wish list.
he has undone
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‘It’s working out very nicely’: Trump insists in spite of ‘chaos’ that Muslim ban is going just fine
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Iran says to ban U.S. visitors in retaliation to Trump move
"While respecting the American people and distinguishing between them and the hostile policies of the U.S. government, Iran will implement the principle of reciprocity until the offensive U.S. limitations against Iranian nationals are lifted," a Foreign Ministry statement said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-iran-idUSKBN15C0NR?il=0
(European companies thankfull to Trump.) ... Islamic terrorists are to be sought on the side of (his friends) the Saudis rather than the Iranians.
Trump still doing business in Saudi Arabia, despite blaming the country for 9/11
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( Trump is not in charge of the free world, he is in charge of "America First" and represents the American people, America Inc. and everything Under Trump name and brand)
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(possible agenda) :
- end of sanctions against Russia,
- opening of the Arctic to oil drilling ( In 2012, ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, signed a contract with the Russian state-owned Rosneft to jointly open three oil fields in the Arctic : According to Rosneft, the global reserves of the Kara Sea would exceed those of Saudi Arabia. )
In this context, Trump will be able to count on the support of his friend and model: Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is a man who has oil in his blood. In 1996 he presented an exposé on Russian world power restoration thank to oil and gas reserves
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“Together, we will make love and tolerance prevalent throughout the world,” Trump said.
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I'd say everything Trump says sounds regressive
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49 minutes ago, funandsuninbangkok said:
You do not need to Prove you are a citizen, merely sign the form stating you are. Millions of illegals in the US now. Do you think they have a moral problem lying about their citizenship when they know all their government welfare payments will be shut down by Trump?
An undocumented foreigner - illegal immigrant - I think - would avoid any risky situation subject to ID control - and keep low profile - so the idea that millions .. in California where it's not really necessary ...... ??
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Chinese President Xi 's Davos speech, specifically conceived for western audiences strongly contrasts with US President Trump's speeches ..
Worth a read IMHO ( " Whether you like it or not, the global economy is the big ocean that you cannot escape from. Any attempt to cut off the flow of capital, technologies, products, industries and people between economies, and channel the waters in the ocean back into isolated lakes and creeks is simply not possible. Indeed, it runs counter to the historical trend.")
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/full-text-of-xi-jinping-keynote-at-the-world-economic-forum
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The new US ambassador to the United Nations assured today that the United States "will show their strength" within the organization, warning countries that would oppose the diplomacy of President Donald Trump.
US ambassador @nikkihaley 1st day at office says to the #UN members, "that don't have our back we're taking names".threatened Nikki Haley, addressing journalists at the UN. -
A new wave of immigration to America
"More than a third of the detainees being held in California immigration holding centers in September 2016 were from outside Latin America, U.S. officials say. The number of long-distance migrants arriving here in Tijuana pales in comparison to the hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans who pass through each year. But the surge is challenging authorities on both sides of the border, who face difficulties accommodating so many people, languages and cultures."
http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fg-immigration-trek-america-tijuana/
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Russian billionaires including some tied to Putin got richer from Donald Trump's win (The rising Russian ruble and commodity stocks earned some $29bn for the nation's oligarchs.)
"The fortunes of Russia's richest have grown 7.1% since the 8 November election compared to the wealthiest Americans who got a 2.8% boost. Much of the gains are being driven by the Russia-positive tone that Trump has taken, indicating that he will loosen sanctions on the country - Tillerson also opposes the sanctions."
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russian-billionaires-got-richer-donald-trumps-win-1600295
enough to help warming relations among billionaires!
Philadelphia 
Washington (Middlebrook/CSM/Shutter/SIPA)
(February 2015)
Trump immigrant curbs cause chaos, panic, anger worldwide
in World News
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Trump's conflictual approach, however, is not without dangers, the confrontation on the Travel Ban will undoubtedly be worth to Trump an even more passionate support of his core supporters, who have made Washington and the establishment responsible for their difficulties.
A survey by the Public Religion Research Institute published on 27 January showed that 50% of Republican voters consider that the number of immigrants coming from Muslim countries is too high, and that 23% are in favor of a total ban. The US Constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion. Democrats are only 9% wanting a "ban" (exclusion), and only 23% of them believe that there are too many Muslims among immigrants. The United States has less than 1% of people claiming to be Muslims.
Another survey by Quinnipiac University, published on January 12, confirms that Trump's typical voter is most willing to oppose the arrival of migrants from areas plagued by terrorism. While a majority of respondents (48% versus 42%, across the panel) approve a suspension of arrivals, the biggest supporters among Republicans are white men, rather old and without academic qualifications .