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H. Res____, Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, 10 Dec 2019

Article I. Abuse of Power
Article II. Obstruction of Congress

Trump impeachment looms as U.S. House committee approves charges, 13 Dec
"House Judiciary Committee voted 23-17 along party lines"

by Cat on Sun Dec 15th, 2019 at 05:20:39 PM EST
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OMB: Ukraine aid delay was consistent with law, past practice
"Noting the many times congressional committees halted funding, OMB said in the letter that "if compliance with constitutionally non-binding directives from Congressional committees to 'hold' funds is not a deferral, then certainly a delay in obligating funds arising from a Presidential direction that a policy process is necessary prior to making obligations cannot be."
[Senate] Democrats are asking to hear from four witnesses

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Trump signs bipartisan budget and debt deal into law, 2 Aug

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Mon Dec 16th, 2019 at 03:08:00 AM EST
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IN RE ACCURACY CONCERNS REGARDING FBI MATTERS SUBMITTED TO THE FISC

THEREFORE, the Court ORDERS that the government shall, no later than January 10, 2020, inform the Court in a sworn written submission of what it has done, and plans to do, to ensure that the statement of facts in each FBI application accurately and completely reflects information possessed by the FBI that is material to any issue presented by the application. In the event that the FBI at the time of that submission is not yet able to perform any of the planned steps described in the submission, it shall also include (a) a proposed timetable for implementing such measures and (b) an explanation of why, in the government' s view, the information in FBI applications submitted in the interim should be regarded as reliable.

Judge Rosemary Collyer, FISA, 17 Dec 2019 Order (facsimile)

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My meaning is: Based on findings of the committee's investigation, Carter Page is ...

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 03:28:32 PM EST
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An Ukrainian woman named "Anna" says Joseph Mifsud asked het to marry him in a restaurant overlooking the Kremlin ...

Astonishing ... or not really. The 1% is found out ... the secrecy within US Government, Intelligence and Pentagon is compared to the Universe ... without bounds.

About ...

Carter Page diaries @EuroTrib

On the Carter Page FISA applications by Martin Longman at Progress Pond on July 22, 2018

"The FBI did not mislead the court about the dossier and they corrected a mistake in judgment they made to the court at their first opportunity."

Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.

by Oui on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 04:33:56 PM EST
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FBI Director Christopher Wray's Response to Inspector General Report

A great number of people are unaware of the FBI functions or that the bureau, established by Pres. T. Roosevelt, was always intended to be a secret police force of the executive branch. This same number of people evidently have never even reviewed the FBI's own historical narratives of its origin, published by the FBI online. They couldn't tell you when US odious belatedly enacted its institution and regulation; but they purport knowledge of US "norms" and laws.

I have ordered more than 40 corrective steps to address the Report's recommendations. Because our credibility and brand [!] are central to fulfilling our mission ...

w.t.f.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 05:14:11 PM EST
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Axios | Impeachment is helping Trump in 3 key [RUSSIA!] states

[Wm. "Drug Czar" Barr] plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities
"As part of the initiative, the Justice Department will intensify federal law enforcement resources in the seven cities -- Detroit [MI]; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Baltimore [!]; Cleveland; Kansas City; Memphis, Tennessee; and Milwaukee [WI] -- that have violent crime rates higher than the national average."

No Philly PA? No Broward Co. FL? That's strange.

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 12:14:25 AM EST
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Re: TRUMP'S EXIT podesta polling (none / 0)

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 06:35:04 PM EST
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FISA Court news: Judge Rosemary Collyer, who I am told has health issues, will step down early as presiding judge & Chief Justice Roberts has tapped Judge James Boasberg to take over that role in the new year. (Collyer will apparently remain a FISA judge; her term ends in March.) pic.twitter.com/4f7zjw5USm
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) December 20, 2019

in de basement of intrigue

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 07:47:17 PM EST
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Gothic Romance by President Donald J. Trump for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 17 Dec 2019

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 03:31:39 PM EST
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pic.twitter.com/a7DJtsj3Ec
— Joe Biden is a Racist (@BethLynch2020) December 19, 2019

House impeaches Trump

The House voted 230-197 to approve the first article, abuse of power, and 229-198 on the obstruction of Congress charge. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, voted for the first article but not the second. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, voted present on both articles.

and trivia

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 06:27:57 AM EST
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Justice Department has posted a legal opinion pouring cold water on the new push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution: https://t.co/Vkgafo8X5w
— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) January 8, 2020

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 12:13:51 AM EST
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Wilkinson: "If this lawsuit isn't off the rails, I don't know what is." 😂😂😂
— Andy Grewal (@AndyGrewal) December 12, 2019

emoluments litigation UPDATE

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 04:30:00 PM EST
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Mississippi man ~~freed~~ bailed months after court rules racial bias
"At the bond hearing earlier Monday in the city of Winona, Circuit Judge Joseph Loper ordered Flowers to wear an electronic monitor while waiting for the district attorney's office to decide whether to try him a seventh time or drop the charges."
Dismissed: New York fraud charges against Paul Manafort thrown out

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5th Amd
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Confused? Bemused?
Flowers vs. Mississippi
Team Mueller Victories

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 11:45:09 PM EST
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U.S. offers to cancel December 15 tariffs on Chinese goods: WSJ
"Citing people briefed on matter, the [Wall Street] Journal also said Trump administration negotiators have offered to cut existing tariffs by as much as half on roughly $360 billion of Chinese-made goods."

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 04:33:11 PM EST
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U.S. producer prices tepid; jobless claims at more than two-year high
"The PPI gained 1.1% in the 12 months through November, matching October's rise, which was the smallest increase since October 2016."

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 04:39:54 PM EST
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As president, I'll turn the East Room into an open office plan, where I'll sit with our team.

I'll use the Oval Office for some official functions - never for tweeting - but the rest of the time, I'll be where a leader should be: with the team. https://t.co/zIU3ZL5uIv pic.twitter.com/jLwWKJCmxw
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) December 30, 2019

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 06:06:50 PM EST
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Lower Interest Rate Will Save PG&E $500M in Bankruptcy Case

logic or intuition? You be the judge.

An alliance of creditors, bondholders and those who sold PG&E goods and services argued the proper interest rate should be based on the terms of PG&E's contracts [!] with individual creditors or tied to the much higher California state judgment interest rate of 10%.
"While unsecured creditors are entitled to postpetition interest in a solvent estate, the Bankruptcy Code requires application of the federal interest rate [2.59%] to those claims and that such an application does not impair these claims," Montali wrote in a 17-page ruling.

primitivist caselawism

Montali HINTED he would likely apply the lower-interest rate at a bankruptcy hearing this month. The judge said he was bound by the 2002 Ninth Circuit decision In re Cardelucci, which states that using the federal rate for all debts "ensures equitable treatment of all creditors" and "promotes fairness among creditors."

supreme beings: Ban on Private Prisons Challenged as Unconstitutional
"This transparent attempt by the state to shut down the federal government's detention efforts within California's borders is a direct assault on the supremacy of federal law, and it cannot stand"

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 11:58:51 PM EST
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CRISIS AVERTED. AGAIN. (none / 0)

Trump to Sign FIRST PHASE of China Trade Deal in January
"As part of the deal, China has agreed to purchase agricultural goods from the United States, while the U.S. agreed to hold off on tariffs on $160 billion in Chinese imports that were scheduled to snap in place on Dec. 15."
ahem
"'I will be signing our VERY LARGE and comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China on January 15,' Trump tweeted Tuesday morning. 'The ceremony will take place at the White House. High level representatives of China will be present. At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks will begin on PHASE TWO!'"
VICTORY

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 07:42:43 PM EST
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Trade-off (none / 0)

China Bad - China Good - Third Fellow

North Korean leader #KimJongUn says there will be no #denuclearisation on the #KoreanPeninsula if US persists with its hostile policies towards North Korea. What's next for US-North Korea #nucleartalks after end of deadline? @waqarhrizvi

Full Episode: [_link] pic.twitter.com/7LrkNAjdAh
— Indus News (@indusdotnews) January 2, 2020

Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.

by Oui on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 07:57:59 PM EST
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Re: Trade-off (none / 0)

Deadlines come, deadlines go.

How well are US JCPOA sanctions pacifying S. Korea's trade balances? Well, given official 2019 recession warning and ahh "export controls, Kim Jong-un makes no mention of inter-Korean relations in 2020 vision: "The 'omission' of any reference to inter-Korean relations has its positive and negative aspects."

The thing to do, really, is deride "intuitutive," illogical Asian authoritarianism and currency manipulation.

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 08:44:32 PM EST
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Re: Trade-off (none / 0)

Never go full Beto. https://t.co/Ra1Ce90zTz
— Nate's Liver - Commentary (@SilERabbit) January 4, 2020

by Cat on Sun Jan 5th, 2020 at 08:25:17 PM EST
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Re: CRISIS AVERTED. AGAIN. (none / 0)

USTR | AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 13 Dec 2019, 2pp
< wipe tears >

Dispute Resolution: The Dispute Resolution chapter sets forth an arrangement to ensurethe effective implementation of the agreement and to allow the parties to resolve disputesin a fair and expeditious manner. This arrangement creates regular bilateral consultations at both the principal level and the working level. It also establishes strong procedures for addressing disputes related to the agreement and allows each party to take proportionate responsive actions that it deems appropriate

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World self-defense Nov 2018
EU, China agree on joint statement as Beijing makes last-ditch concessions April 2019
Xi Jinping calls for 'Long March' May
China releases white paper on its position on economic and trade consultations with US June

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 08:15:59 PM EST
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[INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 0)

scratch that.
Trade war: Chinese ["]put back["] visit to sign ["]truce["] after Donald Trump took to twitter to announce own plans for White House ceremonie [sic] | SCMP, 5 Jan

- China delegation reschedules US trip after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced January 15 date for `high representatives' from Beijing to sign
- Trump's eagerness to claim big 'win' from phase one deal contrasts with Beijing's ["]more measured["] approach
[...]
"We will be having a signing ceremony, yes," Trump said. "We will ultimately, yes, when we get together. And we'll be having a quicker signing because we want to get it done. The deal is done, it's just being translated right now."
But there was little sign that the two leaders were going to meet and Chinese state media has suggested that Xi did not intend to sign the deal in person.

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Mommy, what's a long march?
translations don't write themselves, yo

by Cat on Sun Jan 5th, 2020 at 08:38:58 PM EST
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Re: [INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 0)

Hopes for spike in U.S. farm exports to China [are] dim ahead of trade deal signing, 9 Jan

U.S. President Donald Trump has touted the prospect of China buying $40 BILLION in U.S. farm products in 2020 as a PILLAR of the "Phase 1" agreement aimed at defusing the bitter trade war that erupted between the world's two largest economies in 2018. ...

But Chinese forward purchases of Brazilian soybeans, including about a dozen bulk vessels this week, or about 800,000 tonnes, are raising doubts Chinese buyers will have an appetite for vast supplies of U.S. soybeans once the deal is done.
[...]
"The key factor for crushers is whether the beans are cheap, even with a trade deal. If the beans from South America are cheap, buyers will go for South America," one of the traders said.
No details about the targeted $40 BILLION shopping list have been published, and China has not confirmed any purchase commitment. The U.S. grain and livestock market rally that followed the Dec. 13 announcement of a trade deal has faded.

Chicago Mercantile [!] Exchange

by Cat on Sat Jan 11th, 2020 at 09:12:00 PM EST
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Re: [INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 0)

U.S. Treasury drops China currency manipulator label ahead of trade deal signing
"Mnuchin had accused China of deliberately holding down the value of its yuan currency to create an unfair trade advantage, just hours after President Donald Trump, angered at the lack of progress in trade negotiations, had also accused China of manipulating its currency."

Switzerland rejects U.S. allegations of currency manipulation
"Switzerland's inclusion in the U.S. Treasury's list, alongside countries including Germany [?!], South Korea and Japan, would have no immediate consequences, the statement added."

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Fed's Powell, under pressure, likely to stick to 'mid-cycle' message, Aug 209
borrowing costs
A heightened US-China FINANCIAL WAR imperils global economy Aug 2019
one that spreads the conflict to currency markets
Trump accuses China, EU of currency manipulation, blasts Fed July 2018

by Cat on Tue Jan 14th, 2020 at 06:24:21 PM EST
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Re: CRISIS AVERTED. AGAIN. (none / 0)

APsplainin | [Vice Premier Liu He] going to Washington to sign trade deal
"Liu will lead a delegation to Washington from Monday through Wednesday, said ministry spokesman Gao Feng.... Details have yet to be announced and Chinese officials have yet to confirm any regulatory changes or the size of purchases of American soybeans and other exports."

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 02:28:16 PM EST
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Re: CRISIS AVERTED. AGAIN. (none / 0)

Grassley says he wants to REIN IN [presidential] tariff powers

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Wednesday that he wanted to advance legislation reining in presidential authority on tariffs in 2020.
"That's been a goal of mine and is still a goal," Grassley said of legislation to reform section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, which President Trump has used to impose major tariffs on close U.S. trade partners.

archived b-b-but commies
a "I assumed ..."
USTR
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 purportedly establishing USTR
christ Kennedy admin

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 01:21:14 AM EST
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House passes compromise defense bill, creating a Space Force

Wow! All of our priorities have made it into the final NDAA: Pay Raise for our Troops, Rebuilding our Military, Paid Parental Leave, Border Security, and Space Force! Congress - don't delay this anymore! I will sign this historic defense legislation immediately!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 11, 2019

US House Passes $738Bln 2020 Defence Spending Bill
2020 NDAA Roll Call: 377-48

troop 3.1% pay increase
Nord Stream 2 sanctions
"Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act" S-400 sanctions
Syria sanctions
$71.5B Space Force

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border wall funding limit
withdrawal of Yemen war "support"
PRAS chemical remediation
repeal transgender troop ban
repeal AUMF

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 10:05:45 PM EST
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Firm suspends Nord Stream 2 pipeline work over US sanctions
"On Saturday, Switzerland-based Allseas, which operates ships laying sections of the undersea pipeline, said in a brief statement that 'in anticipation of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Allseas has suspended its Nord Stream 2 pipelay activities.'"

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 02:48:00 PM EST
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goodness, there's a blast from the past. Nordstream was a thing back in the days of Jerome a Paris and Crazy horse.

I guess Trump is throwing Ukraine a bone by fucking with Nordstream

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 08:45:41 PM EST
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Russia, Ukraine outline terms for five-year gas transit deal to end row
"Under the new agreement, Russia's Gazprom, which supplies over a third of Europe's gas needs, would use an agent to book the transit of 225 billion cubic meters (bcm) of the fuel via Ukraine over five years."
Nord Stream 2 to press on with Europe gas pipe, despite U.S. sanctions
"German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Berlin 'firmly rejects' U.S. sanctions but would not retaliate."

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 10:37:03 PM EST
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yeah?
After Democrats Push Bill to Send Fracked Gas to EU, Trump Includes in Budget

And in terms of who lobbied for this bill, I think that was sort of this, as you said, this has been pushed since the beginning of the year. What was news here is looking at the lobbying disclosure forms and the number one proponent of this bill, it was the American Petroleum Institute or API, which is the lobbying voice of the oil and gas industry, which has spent every quarter of this year that's been documented so far lobbying on behalf of this bill. So, that's really who's behind this bill.

no.
U.S. Senators Introduce Expedited LNG for American Allies Act, 2012

The "Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013" amends Federal law by requiring the Secretary of Energy to approve exports of natural gas to NATO allies and Japan.
The Act would also require the Secretary of Energy to approve exports of natural gas to any other country if the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, finds that exports of natural gas to that country would promote the national security interests of the United States.
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts, Chairman
BARBARA BOXER, California RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey BOB CORKER, Tennessee
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., Pennsylvania MARCO RUBIO, Florida
JIM WEBB, Virginia JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
TOM UDALL, New Mexico MIKE LEE, Utah
For years, Russia has used its vast natural gas resources as political leverage against many of our NATO allies, especially those in eastern Europe. This practice was highlighted by Senator Lugar's (R-IN) Foreign Relations Committee-Minority Staff Report entitled, "Energy and Security from the Caspian to Europe" (December 12, 2012).

The role of natural gas as a primary fuel in the near future, including comparisons of acquisition, transmission and waste handling costs of as with competitive alternatives
Boxer-Kerry climate bill, 2009

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 03:39:48 AM EST
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Stoltenberg visits GCC states to expedite their entrance to the NATO alliance

Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.

by Oui on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 04:00:55 AM EST
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Re: TRUMP'S EXIT uh oh (none / 0)

All members participate in the initiative on a bilateral basis with Nato. It has allowed Emirati troops to assist the alliance's mission in Afghanistan and Emirati air assets to be used in Libya.

HAFTAR [!] visits Cairo to hold talks, as fight for Tripoli appears to be at a standstill once again
31 Dec meeting of the Arab League, GNA, Erdogan "rights" in the Mediterranean

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 04:33:42 AM EST
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EU-U.S. Joint Statement: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports from the U.S. continue to rise, up by 181%, 19 Mar 2019

Since their Joint Statement of 25 July 2018 in Washington D.C., when President Juncker and President Trump agreed to strengthen EU-U.S. strategic cooperation including in the area of energy, EU imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. have increased by 181%.
[...]
In terms of the EU's total imports of LNG, the U.S. share was 12%, over the last six months, compared to 2.3% before the Joint Statement and since the first U.S. LNG cargo to Europe in April 2016.

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Mr Juncker Goes to Washington - Agree on Tariffs U-turn, July
soybeans, LNG, and contiguous region trading partners
Trump on Juncker: "He's tough, he's nasty, the kind of guy I want negotiating for me" Sep

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 04:17:06 AM EST
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DOE: "spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America's allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy."

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 04:20:24 AM EST
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"How to Get Americans to Love Capitalism Again" - an essay co-authored by the Treasury Secretary who used your taxpayer money to bail out his Wall Street friends, and the investment banker who tried to slash your Social Security benefits. pic.twitter.com/KgKqTnDQeS
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) December 12, 2019

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Estimated Effect of Recent Proposed Changes to SNAP Regulations, Nov 2019
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USMCA Victory Has Many Fathers

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 10:36:28 PM EST
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As soon as Trump enters the Democratic Primary race, I'll get right on it. https://t.co/BaVpn2fEpC
— Joe Biden is a Racist (@BethLynch2020) December 12, 2019

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 11:27:13 PM EST
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Hoskin to appoint Cherokee delegate to U.S. House Aug
"It's not clear what steps Congress might take to accommodate a CN delegate, but it's likely they would be a non-voting member, similar to those from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington D.C., said Ezra Rosser, an expert in tribal law and a professor at American University's College of Law."
After 184 years, Cherokees seek House delegate seat promised in treaty Oct
"In recent weeks, Teehee and Hoskin have spent much of their time answering questions about the tribe's legal rights. They spent 45 minutes going over historical and legal precedent with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her staff, they say. Pelosi's office did not respond to a request for comment."
NCAI supports CN delegate in Congress Nov
"This right is not only important to Cherokee Nation, but it stands for a proposition vital to all of Indian Country which is that treaties are the law of the land and the United States government should keep its word."
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Carpenter/Sharp v. Murphy | Supreme Court case could restore reservation lands

The case has now gone beyond the circumstances of the murder of Jacobs and now encompasses questions of sovereignty and the status of reservation lands. The Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations could potentially have their reservation status restored if the Supreme Court eventually sides with Murphy's legal team

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue Dec 17th, 2019 at 07:25:36 AM EST
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wut: "tribal affiliation requires proof of genetic connection to the tribe"

by Cat on Thu Jan 23rd, 2020 at 04:28:38 PM EST
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APsplainin | Puerto Rico earthquake aftermath deepens as govt seeks help

The aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed one person, injured nine others and severely damaged infrastructure in Puerto Rico's southwest coast ...

USGS: M 4.7 on December 28, M 6.4 on January 7

Many in The Affected Area are comparing the situation to Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm that hit in September 2017, as hundreds of families who are unable to return to their damaged homes wonder where they'll stay in upcoming weeks and months as hope fades of electricity being restored soon.
"We have to remain outside because everything inside is destroyed," said 84-year-old Brunilda Sánchez, who has been sleeping outdoors in a government-supplied cot in the southwest coastal town of Guánica. "We don't know how long we'll have to stay here."
U.S. President Donald Trump declared an emergency in Puerto Rico several hours after Tuesday's quake hit, a move that frees up federal funds via the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency for things ranging from transportation to medical care to mobile generators. But some local officials worry the help won't arrive soon enough.

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 08:26:29 PM EST
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Magnitude [5.9] shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico, 11 Dec
"The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8:54 a.m. (1254 GMT) quake hit 8 miles (13 kilometers) southeast of Guanica at a shallow depth of 3 miles (5 kilometers)....NASA reported Friday that the quakes had moved the land in parts of southern Puerto Rico as much as 5.5 inches (14 centimeters), based on satellite images before and after the temblors."

by Cat on Sat Jan 11th, 2020 at 03:27:31 PM EST
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Senate passes USMCA bill, giving Trump a win on trade

The number of estimated HHs adversely affected > 2x headline number produced by USDA, as computed by Urban Institute. Fifteen states' bureaucrats coyly admit.
Trump Under Fire for Food Stamp [SNAP] Work Requirement

"There is no basis for this harsh rule, and Congress overwhelmingly agrees," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a press call about the suit -- a 99-page doorstopper that is filed in Washington.

SSA is getting flogged by the odious, too.

by Cat on Fri Jan 17th, 2020 at 10:21:27 PM EST
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Re: TRUMP'S EXIT NAFTa II+ (none / 0)

(several sideline C.A. migration "assistance" agreements)

Senate voted 89-10
House voted of 385-41
endorsement of the AFL-CIO

It seemed unlikely the administration would have pursued climate change, not only because of Trump's skepticism of the science behind it, but also because a trade-negotiating objective Congress approved in 2015 says trade agreements are not to establish obligations for the U.S. regarding greenhouse gas emissions. The language is part of a customs enforcement law that added several negotiating guidelines to the Trade Promotion Authority statute, which sets the ground rules for trade deals sent to Congress for approval.

Ninth Circuit Tosses Youth Climate Change Suit Against Feds
"Obama appointee" Hurwitz wrote the 32-page opinion

by Cat on Fri Jan 17th, 2020 at 11:27:22 PM EST
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Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push

Officials said immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar [Rohingya?], Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania [40%] will face new restrictions in obtaining certain visas to come to the United States. But it is not a total travel ban, unlike [?] President Donald Trump's earlier effort that generated outrage around the world for targeting Muslims.

How so? Are these nations not "mostly muslim"?

Kyrgyzstan [6M], Myanmar [54M], Eritrea and Nigeria would have all immigrant visas suspended... They include visas for people sponsored by FAMILY members or EMPLOYERS as well as the DIVERSITY VISA program ...lottery.
[...]
Sudan [43M] and Tanzania [54M] will have DIVERSITY VISAS suspended.

and?

Sudan and Kyrgyzstan are majority-Muslim countries. Nigeria [200M] ... is about evenly split between Christians and Muslims but has the world's fifth-largest population of Muslim

by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 03:23:43 AM EST
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wut: Pelosi Won't Whip Impeachment Vote

by Cat on Thu Dec 12th, 2019 at 10:46:08 PM EST
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wut: "There are some voices in the Democratic primary right now who are calling for a policy that would eliminate the job of every single American working at every single insurance company in the country"

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H.R. 676, Title I, §103, first, moot the "takings clause"

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Faux Accompli

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Sun Dec 15th, 2019 at 03:24:36 PM EST
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You can get the zen garden next week, but tomorrow is the last day to sign up for health coverage at https:/t.co/ob1Ynoesod. This year, most current https:/t.co/ob1Ynoesod customers can find an insurance plan with a monthly premium of $10 or less. Get covered today! pic.twitter.com/tPDDSje2ej
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 14, 2019

Advocates call for ObamaCare open enrollment extension after website glitches
"As of Dec. 7, more than 3.9 million people had signed up for plans, a 6 percent drop compared to a similar time period last year."

by Cat on Mon Dec 16th, 2019 at 02:32:21 AM EST
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Obamacare sign-ups steady as debate persists over its future
"New customers totaled more than 2 million people -- an increase of 36,000 from last year. That's considered a positive sign because it reflects consumer interest."

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 03:17:22 PM EST
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[Sutter] Health system pays $575 million to settle anti-trust lawsuit

Among other things, the settlement limits what Sutter can charge for out-of-network procedures and increases pricing transparency.
[...]
"We want hospitals to compete on lower costs and higher quality, and not on whether they can get bundled in with bigger and bigger hospital systems," [health care consumer advocacy coalition director Anthony Wright] said. "This settlement takes a first step to changing the incentives to the market and competition we want. That benefits consumer[-patients]."

to borrow a term from David Brailer, first! WH Health Information Technology "czar"

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 03:25:17 PM EST
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wut: "Those sounding the alarm include the nation's "mental health czar" as well as doctors in states including Colorado, California and Massachusetts where marijuana is legal for recreational use. "

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Sun Dec 15th, 2019 at 04:06:25 PM EST
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wut: "Corbynism has been defeated, but the anti-Semitism at its core lives on"

by Cat on Mon Dec 16th, 2019 at 02:23:27 AM EST
[ Parent ]

That's just a positioning statement, effectively putting the slur in their back pocket, so that, if the successor is another left winger (which it will be), they can pull out a sack of lies and shit and pour it over them as well

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 07:28:55 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: TRUMP'S EXIT Echo (none / 0)

ALEXIS, wut them chil'ren up to?

Ashkenazi phrenology revival by Bret Stephens

THE WUT NOW?

by Cat on Sun Dec 29th, 2019 at 11:24:49 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: TRUMP'S EXIT Echo (none / 0)

ALISSA, wut them chil'ren up to.

Ravenous cannibal phrenology by Florida Man

THE WUT NOW?

by Cat on Tue Jan 14th, 2020 at 02:20:45 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "Witeck Communications found that the estimated buying power of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults in 2015 totaled $917 billion."

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 03:46:18 PM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "The report found Asian Americans spent $1 trillion in 2018."

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 12:02:35 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "And with African Americans spending $1.2 trillion annually, brands have a lot to lose."

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 07:08:15 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "the buying power of Native Americans is estimated to be $115 billion in 2018, a 185 percent increase since 2000"

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 07:11:24 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "Consumer spending was at a rate of $14.67 trillion as of the third quarter of 2019."

by Cat on Thu Dec 19th, 2019 at 07:30:37 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "Walking by an installation of former slave and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, I heard two young black women discussing the 1619 Project and how they didn't understand the criticism it faced for trying to reshape a narrative in the U.S."

archive Nikole Hannah-Jones: It was an accident! Sin! STAIN!
Donnan, Elizabeth, Compiler, Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to America, vol I-IV. 1930-1935. $450.00 set.

American Historical Review, The Constitution and Finance of the Royal African Company of England from its Foundation [1536] til 1720, 1902 narrative

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 11:11:22 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Dec 18th, 2019 at 11:19:28 PM EST
[ Parent ]

US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner https://t.co/TUhqSxgwaS
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 19, 2019

by Cat on Fri Dec 20th, 2019 at 03:37:51 AM EST
[ Parent ]

## Ancestor worship is not well understood.

Where do you think the US gets its vibranium since Mars stopped exporting?

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Fri Dec 20th, 2019 at 05:40:29 PM EST
[ Parent ]

< wipes tears > (none / 0)

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Fri Dec 20th, 2019 at 06:10:27 PM EST
[ Parent ]

The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Ed.-in-Chief Jake Silverstein, "Letter to the Editor: Historians Critique The 1619 Project, and We Respond," NY Yella Cake, 29 Dec 2019

reference
Barker, Hannah, Egyptian and Italian Merchants in the Black Sea Slave Trade, 1260-1500

archived
can't cope with contradictions only lately coming into light ...
division and value of labor by sex

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 04:28:20 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

How we think about the term 'enslaved' matters
"People were not enslaved in Virginia in 1619, they were indentured." LOL

references
Meyer, Mary W., "Beyond the Seas: Eighteenth-Century Convict Transportation and The Widening Net of Penal Sanctions"
Armitage, David, "The Cromwellian Protectorate and the Languages of Empire"
Weiner, Leo, Africa and the Discovery of the Americas

archived in the British, Dutch, Spanish and French "West Indies", Central and South America ...
Slavery in the North, Caribbean
Encyclopedia of Virginia, Indian Enslavement in Virginia

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 05:03:07 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

oral and recorded historiography of the "disappeared"

archived
Origins and genetic legacies of the Caribbean Taino

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 05:18:48 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

American Slavery and 'the Relentless Unforeseen'
"The American movement in turn became the antislavery beacon to the rest of the Atlantic world and especially to beleaguered British abolitionists like Granville Sharp." LOL

archived
Chas. Beard, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
1926 Slave Revolt in Sierra Leone

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 05:17:08 AM EST
[ Parent ]

[INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 0)

Setting aside how many historians "curating" how many "founders" scribbling how many drafts (American Scripture LOL) ...

A candidate for Democratic nomination said slaveholders didn't know slaveholding was wrong. Absolutely incorrect. In original draft of Declaration of Independence, Jefferson condemned King George for the African slave trade in American colonies. They did it for the money.
— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) December 30, 2019

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 08:30:37 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: [INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 0)

1776, NOTES OF DEBATES ON THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION LOL

Chase. Moves that the Word, White, should be inserted in the 11. Article. The Negroes are wealth. Numbers are not a certain Rule of wealth. It is the best Rule We can lay down. Negroes a Species of Property -- personal Estate. If Negroes are taken into the Computation of Numbers, [illegible] to ascertain Wealth, they ought to be in settling the Representation. ...

1785, letter

It is clear to me, that the delay desired and proposed, will be at least as advantageous to the British Creditors as to the American Debtors and if government cannot be prevailed with to stipulate, I hope they may be convinced of the Necessity of the Measures taken by the States, and not treat them or consider them as Breakers of the Treaty, and that if the Creditors may be quieted, in the Case of the Negroes it is clear, that they ought to restore every one of them or pay his full value....

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 05:43:41 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

reference
P. J. Proudhon, What is Property? Or, and inquiry into the principle of right and of government

CHAPTER I. METHOD PURSUED IN THIS WORK.--THE IDEA OF A REVOLUTION.
If I were asked to answer the following question: WHAT IS SLAVERY? and I should answer in one word, IT IS MURDER, my meaning would be understood at once. No extended argument would be required to show that the power to take from a man his thought, his will, his personality, is a power of life and death; and that to enslave a man is to kill him. ...

archived
Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery.

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 05:32:59 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery. (none / 0)

Exclusive: Trump supporters more likely to view blacks negatively - Reuters/Ipsos poll, 2016

Black Business Owners Face An Uphill Battle Securing Bank Loans, 2014

by Cat on Sat Jan 11th, 2020 at 06:37:07 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery. (none / 0)

Most Americans reject the Theory of Evolution: 66 to 33 percent.

Most Americans shouldn't be allowed to answer questions more complicated than, "Do you want fries with that?"

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Sun Jan 12th, 2020 at 06:06:34 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Priming Magical MOE for 2020 (none / 0)

with baffling bullshit, Census [!] ACS "overall" population estimates
IPSOS | Sanders and Biden Vie for the African American Vote, 17 Jan

African American voters make up 12.5% of the overall [sic] ["]electorate["] [TABLE. sample δ -1% 2012-2016], but constitute approximately 20% of the Democratic ["]base["], as they tend to vote exclusively vote Democratic. Just 8% of the African American vote went to President Donald Trump in the 2016 election [TABLE. 6% GOP 2012]. As a result, any Democrat running for the presidency must win over this voting bloc.
Underscoring just how important African American voters are in the general election, take a look at their vote break-down in the last two presidential elections. Even the slightest shifts in African American turnout, up or down, can make or break an election, particularly in swing states.[?]
There's a ["]legitimate["] argument to be made that the 2016 presidential election outcome might have been different if African Americans had turned out at similar levels as they did for Obama in 2012.

neither legal nor mathematical arguments not proved in this article, however -- Democrat Bloomberg vows to narrow wealth gap for black Americans, 19 Jan

A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Jan. 15-16 showed ... Biden has the most African American support with 23%, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling in the month through mid-January, compared to 17% for Sanders, 9% for Warren and 7% for Bloomberg.

n=?

by Cat on Sun Jan 19th, 2020 at 06:57:42 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery. (none / 0)

This is a black-owned, ADOS* publication likely harboring "anti-immigrant" and pro-Kremlin sentiments of marginally engaged, unregistered likely citizens. Discard.

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden Are Statistically Tied for the Black Vote in this New Poll, 14 Jan

A poll conducted by VICE News-Ipsos last week reveals that just as many voters of color would support the Vermont senator as they would former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election should either of them win the Democratic nomination. When asked would you consider voting for the following candidates for president in 2020?, 56% of African Americans said they would consider supporting Sanders in the general election while 54% said they would back Biden. Meanwhile, more Hispanic respondents said they would "consider voting for" Sanders than those who said they'd consider voting for Biden.

* my mom-certified talented tenth

by Cat on Sun Jan 19th, 2020 at 07:49:16 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery. (none / 0)

Biden ["]breaks away["] from 2020 pack in South Carolina, 19 Jan.
"a springboard for his campaign heading into Super Tuesday", rlly? Biden led the S.C. race by as much as 31 percentage points in May 2019

Fox News Poll January 5-8, 2020: South Carolina

While Bernie Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Joe Biden has repeatedly let us down, 12 Jan 2020. heh.

reference
2018 results. very sad.
2016 results. sad.

by Cat on Mon Jan 20th, 2020 at 01:12:02 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery. (none / 0)

#ADOS #ReparationsNow pic.twitter.com/KbZqNCaURq
— AfroPlex (@AfroPlexx) July 5, 2019

Happy Black History Y6 D20

by Cat on Tue Jan 21st, 2020 at 01:20:20 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Watch as seven (!!!) Texans jump to action with their guns as a psycho opens fire on their congregation with a shotgun.
pic.twitter.com/VH1ibzgRzD
— Caleb Hull 🎅🏻🎁 (@CalebJHull) December 30, 2019

Go ahead, blame Trump NORM DESTRUCTION.

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 06:13:48 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Concealed Nation formerly known as CHINA! RUSSIA! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENDWixrWwAAtxGQ.jpg "disinformation"

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 06:56:20 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

3 dead including suspect in shooting at Texass church

The shooting occurred at 10:57 a.m. at the West Freeway Church of Christ in the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement and was captured on the church's livestream of the service, officials said. ... "We are working very hard to find a MOTIVE, to get to the bottom of what happened," [FBI Special Agent Matthew] Desarno said.

antisemitism, obviously

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 07:04:16 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

o, wait

["]Hate crimes["] charges against man accused in Hanukkah stabbing
wut: "five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting to kill with a dangerous weapon and causing injuries in the Saturday attack." [PLUS] "five counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary"
## Mental disorder is a communicable disease.
"'My impression from speaking with him is that he needs serious psychiatric evaluation,' [defense attorney Michael] Sussman said. "His explanations were not terribly coherent.'"

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 08:15:23 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

wut: "Court records show the question of Poole's competence for trial has been raised before."

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 08:41:32 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capitol, 15 Jan
"The January 20 event, dubbed "Lobby Day," was organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League, a pro-Second Amendment nonprofit, in response to new gun control legislation introduced by the Democratic state Legislature."

by Cat on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 10:46:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

"the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today"
US bank holiday - "MLK Day"
capitol of Virginia, beloved POTUS #3 school

Thousands rally for gun rights in Richmond, Virginia, amid heavy security

Many demonstrators, opposed to proposed gun restrictions, openly displayed military-style semiautomatic rifles. Other wore orange "Guns save lives" stickers as the crowd chanted "USA" and sang the national anthem. Signs read "Come and take it" and "Second Amendment Sanctuary."

PROGRESS!

by Cat on Mon Jan 20th, 2020 at 06:13:30 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Heather Heyer's mom: I own guns and think Virginia Democrats are going too far

m'k.
They Were Her Property

by Cat on Mon Jan 20th, 2020 at 06:20:29 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Racial ["]bias["] in facial recognition software: What travelers should know as TSA, CBP expand programs

Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union used software developed by Amazon to match photos of all 535 members of Congress against a database of 25,000 publicly available arrest photos.
The software incorrectly matched 28 lawmakers with photos of people who'd been arrested. Nearly 40% of those false matches were nonwhite lawmakers, though minorities make up only 20% of Congress.

CHINA! RUSSIA! < wipes tears >

by Cat on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 06:43:32 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

The industry knows facial recognition software is biased. Even the federal government knows the software is biased. That hasn't stopped the first from selling the systems and various government and police agencies from purchasing the systems.

There are people working to fix the systems. I doubt they can due to fundamental problems with the technology, e.g., Catastrophic Forgetting

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Dec 30th, 2019 at 09:12:20 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Dave Chapelle, Mark Twain laureate, "Sticks and Stones"

I've given this a lot of thought. I don't see any peaceful way of disarming America's whites. There's only one thing that's going to save this country from itself. The same thing that always saves this country from itself. That is African Americans. And I know the question that a lot of y'all have on your minds is, Should we do it? Yeah, fuck yeah, we should do it. No matter what they say or no matter how they make you feel, remember this is your country, too. It is incumbent upon us to save our country. And you know what we have to do. This is an election year. We've got to be serious. Every able-bodied African American must register for a legal firearm. That's the only way they'll change the law.

Black History & The 2nd Amendment, video (EN)

The display so frightened politicians--including California governor Ronald Reagan--that it helped to pass the Mulford Act, a state bill prohibiting the open carry of loaded firearms, along with an addendum prohibiting loaded firearms in the state Capitol. The 1967 bill took California down the path to having some of the strictest gun laws in America and helped jumpstart a surge of national gun control restrictions.

THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968, PUBLIC LAW 90-618
--
reparations are coming

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 06:15:41 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 10:03:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Linda Ronstadt: Trump is 'like Hitler, and the Mexicans are the new Jews'

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 01:12:27 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

John Lewis faces [incurable Stage IV adenocarcinoma]
"79-year-old CIVIL RIGHTS ICON and longtime Georgia Democrat[IC PARTY fixture] ... 'may miss a few votes' over the coming weeks."

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 02:33:29 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

You deserve better. Dump the guy who ghosted you, convince the roommate to let you adopt a dog, and I'll take care of canceling your student loan debt! https://t.co/YIMb9o1Y8P
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) January 9, 2020

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 07:03:47 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

@ewarren I'm with her caught in another lie.

Try to act surprised.

by Cat on Tue Jan 14th, 2020 at 01:29:01 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: The situation here is still pretty psychotic. (none / 0)

Next #DemDebate:

MODERATOR: Senator Sanders, why did you tell Senator Warren you would kill her and her dog for leaking your conversation?

BERNIE: That's insane. I never said that.

MODERATOR: Sen Warren, how did you feel after Bernie threatened your entire tribe with murder?
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) January 15, 2020

by Cat on Wed Jan 15th, 2020 at 04:36:25 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Never trust a liberal (none / 1)

Handshake: REJECTED pic.twitter.com/LUA49Z0JCc
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) 15. Januar 2020

by generic on Wed Jan 15th, 2020 at 04:57:05 PM EST
[ Parent ]

< wipes tears > (none / 0)

five, high

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 15th, 2020 at 05:29:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Never trust a liberal (none / 0)

CNN revealed what was said between Warren and Bernie!!!! #Bernie #BernieSanders #DemDebate #DemocraticDebate #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/YCLWHR4o3M
— CaseStudyQB (@CaseStudyQB) January 16, 2020

by Cat on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 02:09:51 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Just wanted to say hi, Bernie (none / 0)

by generic on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 11:57:58 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Biden: 'I'd add' Warren to my list of potential VP picks | TheHill 😂😂🤮🤮 https://t.co/KeiOigd6Pf
— #ProgressiveParty (@GottaBernNow) 16. Januar 2020

Though to be fair, he has form in announcing VPs without asking them.

by generic on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 02:53:23 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Abd the article is weeks old, but whatever.

by generic on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 02:54:35 PM EST
[ Parent ]

How 'bout that tartan flag, eh. Subcontinent or Hebrides?

by Cat on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 04:28:41 PM EST
[ Parent ]

pic.twitter.com/cNmvAXsvfb
— John Paul Marat (@facebookvillain) January 16, 2020

by generic on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 04:32:53 PM EST
[ Parent ]

OK, just one more (none / 0)

This is the second race Warren has tried to steal in 30 years.
— Jellicle Chad (@PrettyBadLefty) 16. Januar 2020

by generic on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 07:34:54 PM EST
[ Parent ]

CNN Bias -- Liz Exposed as Hillary_2.0 (none / 1)

This video is why Bernie needs to be elected: he has the right people scared. And they're so terrified of the possibility that he wins that they won't even hide it anymore
— peter.ellison (@peterellison831) January 15, 2020

DNC In Attack Mode vs Bernie Sanders

Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.

by Oui on Wed Jan 15th, 2020 at 05:29:22 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Liz Exposed as Hillary_2.0 (none / 0)

If you haven't already done so, tap your abnormal psych app.

by Cat on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 02:20:27 AM EST
[ Parent ]

[INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 0)

"You called me a liar on national TV"

"Yeah I did, lying liar McLiarson"
— Joe Biden is a Racist (@BethLynch2020) January 16, 2020

by Cat on Thu Jan 16th, 2020 at 02:49:28 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: [INCONTINENCE ALERT] (none / 1)

Krystal Ball: The polls are in, Warren's ploy backfires spectacularly, A/V slap o' the hed

w/o 19 Jan polling smoke omens from man-bun country.

Sanders Leads Democratic Pack in First Primary State
"In a survey of 657 Democratic and Independent voters in the Granite State between Jan. 13 and 16, researchers with 7 News and Emerson College Polling found that 23% of respondents chose Sanders as their top candidate" (MOE ± 8% BLACKBLOC?)

by Cat on Fri Jan 17th, 2020 at 10:48:01 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Executive Order 13899 of December 11, 2019
repairing a defect of the CRA of 1964, TITLE VI (42 USC 2000d)

"In enforcing Title VI, and identifying evidence of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, all executive departments and agencies (agencies) charged with enforcing Title VI shall consider the following: (i) the non-legally binding working definition of anti-Semitism adopted on May 26, 2016, by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...(ii) the "Contemporary Examples of Anti-Semitism" identified by the IHRA, to the extent that any examples might be useful as evidence of discriminatory intent." ...

So what he really means is,____.

reference
Knesset, Israel, Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People (July 2018)
cbs.il | Population Census
Citizenship and the law of time in the United States.

by Cat on Tue Dec 17th, 2019 at 01:27:22 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "In fact, Judaism is a religion, not an ethnicity, race, or nationality. There is no Jewish gene, and the very suggestion echoes eerily from the 1930s."

by Cat on Tue Dec 17th, 2019 at 09:23:02 PM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "When Jewishness has been defined as a nationality or race, it has enabled persecution."

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 07:17:13 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "It would require the administration to spell out its reasons for the restrictions and specifically prohibit religious discrimination."

by Cat on Sun Jan 12th, 2020 at 03:15:22 PM EST
[ Parent ]

wut:"Before proceeding, let us note a conundrum."

by Cat on Tue Jan 14th, 2020 at 09:35:29 PM EST
[ Parent ]

#DemDebate 19 Dec

by Cat on Fri Dec 20th, 2019 at 03:11:26 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: TRUMP'S EXIT Bern (none / 0)

Climate change IS a racial justice issue #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/1oE68Qkyrm
— Ԍεοϝϝ 🌹 (@SpittingBack) December 20, 2019

by Cat on Fri Dec 20th, 2019 at 03:23:53 AM EST
[ Parent ]

wut: "+ The impeachment debate has illustrated just how much America has changed. Back in the 1950s, Jesus and Joe McCarthy were on the same team, fighting the Godless Communists who had infiltrated the government and were poisoning our precious bodily fluids with flouride. Now the McCarthyites are acting like Communists who want to kick Jesus' representative on Earth out of the White House and spoil the true measure of Christmas: retail sales."

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 02:39:24 AM EST
[ Parent ]

No Denzel? No Chan? No Jay-Lo or Derbez? Figures.

Everyone: I wonder who'll get the coveted Kevin Costner endorsement. https://t.co/gp2LbphZiI
— Nate's Liver - Commentary (@SilERabbit) December 20, 2019

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 05:21:07 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Bal'more rising (none / 0)

United Workers - Affordable Housing Trust

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 02:25:15 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Police surveillance planes to fly above Baltimore in 2020

Police will not have access to live feeds, and instead, officers will receive "evidence packages" of specific crimes that have already being reported.
The resolution of the footage won't be sharp enough for officers to identify faces, but should help them track movement and action.
Footage from the pilot program will not be use in cases of police misconduct.

Baltimore is experiencing one of its most violent years on record, with more than 330 homicides so far. That's up from 309 total in 2018. The city has also seen more than 1,310 armed and unarmed commercial robberies and carjackings. It wrapped up last year with 1,361 of those cases.

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 03:00:21 PM EST
[ Parent ]

planes? With pilots?

Haven't they heard of drones? They could swarm the entire city

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 08:53:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Wack-a-grift in Bal'more

by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 09:00:25 PM EST
[ Parent ]

[Baltimore state delegate] who resigned last week is charged today with bribery
Another civil rights ICON?: "Glenn liked to complain that she was short of money, while at the same time brag about her prowess in getting legislation through the House."

Do Baltimore nonprofits pay their "fair share" of [property taxes]?
nope: "one of the biggest scabs on Baltimore's body politic"

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 12:53:13 AM EST
[ Parent ]

After aggressively serving as the city's lawyer, Andre Davis calls it quits
"Davis' departure is the latest sign of the disarray in Baltimore government since the 'Healthy Holly' book scandal hit City Hall," thank Pugh.

archived dominoes
'For the good of the city'
Get used to it or get out.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 12:21:18 AM EST
[ Parent ]

In "Overlook" reversal, judge takes a hard look at city agencies and the politicians who approved it
lordamercy: "City Hall tradition of 'councilmanic courtesy' ...

The undeveloped wooded parcel "cannot conceivably be regarded as contributing to the city's vacant and abandoned housing problem," Fletcher-Hill wrote.
[...]
In sending the project back to the City Council for possible reconsideration, Fletcher-Hill charted a path that Blue Ocean would have to follow to succeed.
Namely, that it would have to successfully argue that a building twice the allowable height of the TransForm code was justifiable to meet a competing public need, such as more housing.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 12:35:49 AM EST
[ Parent ]

In fact, slightly more than half of the incarcerated people that the Census counted in West Virginia were in a federal prison: ADL infers.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice called the incident "completely unacceptable." [_link]
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 31, 2019

Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.

by Oui on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 06:40:38 PM EST
[ Parent ]

errata (none / 0)

true but not sexy documentary evidence of the event

Class of West Virginia cadets fired for 'completely unacceptable' Nazi salute photo
("Byrd" being Sen. Rbt. BYRD, "New Deal Democrat")
## Ancestor worship is not well understood.
BONUS!: THE "IC" FACTOR (2006)

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 07:59:28 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: errata (none / 0)

NAZI s/b War of Southern Independence, or "war of northen aggression", depending.

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 08:04:02 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: errata (none / 0)

"Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude & I am utterly averse to the admission of slavery into the Missouri Territories. It being among my first wishes to see some plan adopted by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." John Adams, founding father, 2nd POTUS https://t.co/ch9gCMFUn7
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 31, 2019

John Adams POTUS #2 d. 1826
John Quincey Adams POTUS #6 d. 1848
"Missouri Compromise" enacted 1850 in the administration of beloved Whig POTUS #7 Zachary Taylor d. 1850 and Whig, Know Nothing "nativist" POTUS #8 Millard Fillmore d. 1874, who were succeeded by Pierce and Buchanan before Lincoln's election in 1861. That's a lot of POTUS in ten years.

## Ancestor worship is not well understood.

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 08:30:02 PM EST
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wut: "The image also includes a line of text that reads 'Hail Byrd,' a reference to instructor Karrie Byrd. ... who taught the course on 'Cultural Diversity,' told investigators that she was 'completely unaware of the historical or racial implications of the gesture and reported it was simply a greeting,' according to the summary."

by Cat on Tue Dec 31st, 2019 at 11:17:59 PM EST
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Dayam. I just realized: This data would be infinitely more informative with detailed, intersectional analysis of each "race or ethnicity" population by religion, sex, and gender or even the addition of a people of color (POC) bar.

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 04:19:29 PM EST
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New Year's Eve sees gun violence across nation, concluding record-high year of mass killings
"In Huntington, West Virginia, at least seven people were injured after being shot inside a bar early New Year's Day." NAZI individuals, obviously. Motive(s) developing ...

reference
Gun Violence in America: A State-by-State Analysis, 2008-2017
of which WV
"Boston Massacre", Adams' Argument for the Defense: 3-4 December 1770
of which "every instance of one man's killing another, is not a crime"

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 08:23:53 PM EST
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Clearly it is time to talke about anti-Semitism...In the Sanders campaign!!:

Pay close attention. Smearing Jews as "anti-Palestinian" to make Jew-hatred seem justified. Accusing those fighting anti-Semitism of exploitation. Claiming that the number one targets of white supremacist violence are the real supremacists. This is the Corbynist playbook. https://t.co/gjzECZd1Ua
— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) 1. Januar 2020

by generic on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 04:04:25 PM EST
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Mo' better: Cue "Sanders is a self-hating jew" OpEd in NY Yella Cake.

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 04:21:38 PM EST
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CNN is covering the March against Antisemitism, by attempting to smear the first potential Jewish President as antisemitic because of his Palestinian surrogates "association" with Farrakhan.

Bari Weiss is the absolute worst. pic.twitter.com/NyZQenVrNw
— Francis Chick Hearn (@ChickHearnBern) January 5, 2020

by Cat on Sun Jan 5th, 2020 at 07:26:42 PM EST
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"Corbynism" - The Big Meh? (none / 0)

Do you have a question about the Jewish people, culture, or faith you've been dying to ask but've been worried about coming across as creepy, weird, or racist? We're giving you a pass this one time to ask any question you need to get off your chest without fear of being dragged.
— דער יידישער ארבעטער (@JewishWorker) December 31, 2019

by Cat on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 05:52:45 PM EST
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In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 29. November 2011

Qassem Suleimani's assassination has been confirmed on Iraqi State TV. Oh My Word!
— Danny Makki (@Dannymakkisyria) 3. Januar 2020

by generic on Fri Jan 3rd, 2020 at 03:17:05 AM EST
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RT | Iran Quds Force commander killed in strike on convoy at Baghdad Airport
"US Marines also reportedly captured two other influential Iraqi militia figures around the time of the strikes - Qais Khazali, head of the paramilitary group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amiri - in a neighborhood of Baghdad, according to Al Arabiya."
defense.pk | Commander of Iran's Quds Force martyred in US strike
"Finally Suleimani got his wish, now Americans will get what they run away from."
alarabiya | Iran's Soleimani and Iraq's Muhandis killed in air strike - militia spokesman
"'The American and Israeli enemy is responsible for killing the mujahideen Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Qassem Soleimani,' said Ahmed al-Assadi, a spokesman for Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella grouping of Iran-backed militias."
presstv | Commander of Iran's Quds Force, PMU deputy head martyred in US strike

by Cat on Fri Jan 3rd, 2020 at 04:39:40 AM EST
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Editor of NationalReview.com. Gardner Minshew scholar.

What should I read on Soleimani and/or the likely fallout? This is an area I know very little about.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 3, 2020

by Cat on Fri Jan 3rd, 2020 at 04:48:16 AM EST
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Are you a journalist first or an American first?

With conflict looming, an old question about patriotism is raised anew. https://t.co/iVAQn6qbzb
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 8, 2020

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 8th, 2020 at 10:44:22 PM EST
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South Korea to Deploy ["]Anti-Piracy["] Unit to Strait of Hormuz - Report
"South Korea's Ministry of Defence also confirmed the news. The United States had previously urged South Korea to help guard oil tankers in the region."

by Cat on Tue Jan 21st, 2020 at 03:39:43 AM EST
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Trump wants NATO expanded to Mideast and renamed NATOME

He said he spoke about NATO's role on Wednesday during a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
"I think he was actually excited about it. I actually had a name. NATO, right, and then you have ME, Middle East. They would call it NATOME," Trump said.

archived
Stoltenberg: I don't have a problem with that.

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 07:35:55 PM EST
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Tweets it out?

Wait, I thought saying you were connected to US intelligence was the raving conspiracy theories of Twitter nutjobs https://t.co/bJ7gRWC3Cg
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) 12. Januar 2020

by generic on Sun Jan 12th, 2020 at 11:54:25 PM EST
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In response to a great deal of questions we've had today, below is a statement from Elizabeth Warren: pic.twitter.com/PdBCHJQCJE
— Kristen Orthman (@KristenOrthman) 14. Januar 2020

The private meeting I had with my friend and ally, sexist pig Bernie Sanders, will remain private.
That should make everyone happy.

by generic on Tue Jan 14th, 2020 at 08:17:33 PM EST
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