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Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state Leading scientists warn that passing such a point would make efforts to reduce emissions increasingly futile https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/06/domino-effect-of-climate-events-could-push-earth-into-a-hothouse-state

They are predicting a GDP of 5%! That was said to be crazy talk when Candidate Trump spoke of 3 and 4%. The same experts said it would not go above 4% and now they are talking above 5% and if the president gains ground in trade all bets are off on how high the American GDP can go!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/opinion/trump-bites-putin-love-story.html

The letter Q seems to have taken on a mysterious (ominous?) tinge as Trump supporters have readily adapted it to show, well, to show what? But I think we are supposed to be concerned. https://nypost.com/2018/08/01/how-q-became-the-biggest-conspiracy-theory-at-trump-rallies/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/01/we-are-q-a-deranged-conspiracy-cult-leaps-from-the-internet-to-the-crowd-at-trumps-maga-tour/?utm_term=.5dde96e5ed7f https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/us/politics/what-is-qanon.html

No President has ever weathered such attacks from the media, late night TV, fellow politicians not only from the opposition party but his own party as well as an investigation from a special council that is looking into Russia buying ads on facebook and trying find a link to the Trump campaign. That in more and the presidents response?

BOOM! Trump Approval at 50% — 5 POINTS HIGHER THAN OBAMA at Same Point in His Presidency by Jim Hoft August 2, 2018 107 Comments 1.3KShare Tweet Email Despite the continued media anti-Trump hysterics over the past several months including the meltdown after President Trump said kind words to Vlad Putin — the US president’s approval rating continues to rise since May. President Trump’s approval rating is currently at 50% on Rasmussen Reports. Media darling Barack Obama had an approval rating of 45% on August 2, 2010. President Trump is now 5 points ahead of Barack Obama at a similar point in his preside…

OK, not exactly. But it would be fun to see them kiss and have make-up sex. Michael Avenatti has made a new career of eviscerating Michael Cohen on TV. So imagine my shock and awe when Avenatti coyly revealed on ABC's This Week that "there's been an evolution" in their relationship. Apparently, Avenatti recently ran into Michael Cohen on the streets of Manhattan, they talked, and now they're staying in touch. Whoa! That is a serious shift in the lez-be-friends zeitgeist. Watching George Stephanopoulos, Alan Dershowitz, Dan Abrams, and Michael Avenatti go at it on TV, is more fun than a visit to the new Broadway play "Straight White Men." Dershowitz, who never ti…

An 18-year old man with a college scholarship was caught on video yelling at protesters "fuck you, faggot!" Now he is an 18-year old man without a college scholarship. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Wrestler-scholarship-anti-gay-rant-cal-poly-slo-13085849.php Bronson Harmon, loser: Bronson in happier days:

They booked the wrong person for the network and the result is funny. Watch the video in the attached article. Fox didn't know what to do so they said, "that didn't go as planned." https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-ann-kirkpatrick-barbara-litalien-immigration_us_5b561926e4b0fd5c73c7cfa7

This specific issue may not be as flattering to Trump as he would like - I wonder if he will put this one on the wall like he has done with prior cover pages of Time

Long read, but about the most comprehensive -- also the most comprehensible -- account I've yet seen of all the manifold Trump-Russia tie-iups. Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler? A plausible theory of mind-boggling collusion. By Jonathan Chait http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/trump-putin-russia-collusion.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/north-korean-negotiator-teases-and-flatters-as-pompeo-enters-second-day-of-talks/2018/07/07/d2a06324-8175-4589-bf08-def6e56aa962_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c6158cd7a889 North Korea calls U.S. attitude toward talks ‘regrettable,’ ‘robber-like,’ rejecting Pompeo’s assessment TOKYO — Hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hailed his two-day visit to Pyongyang as a “productive” round of “good-faith negotiations,” North Korea on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. negotiators’ attitude during the talks as “regrettable” and “robber-like,” accusing the United States of making unilateral demands to d…

Trump nominates Kavanaugh. Trump picks Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/09/politics/trump-supreme-court-pick/index.html

I like remembering how GREAT our First Black President was. He was so cool! I This is one of my Favorite SNL Hillary Skits. I hear she may run again for President. Could you imagine? She is unstoppable!

North Korea: Talks with Pompeo 'regrettable' North Korea has said talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are "regrettable". "The US attitude and positions at the high-level talks on Friday and Saturday were extremely regrettable," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It also accused the US of unilateral demands for denuclearisation. The statement says that America betrayed the spirit of last month's summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It says the outcome of the talks was "very concerning" because it has led to a "dangerous phase that might rattle our willingness for denucleari…

Here's a border Control agent that can "detain me" any day ! I'll even submit to a "cavity search"

OK, I know the elephant is the animal symbol of the Republican party. But, did you know that elephants have prehensile penises? Apparently they can use them as a 5th leg for stability or for scratching places otherwise difficult to reach, swat flies or scratch. Let me see an ordinary Democrat do that or anyone else. This could raise the question of why do dogs lick their balls? Answer: Because they can. Best regards, RA1

Putin will run rings round Trump in Helsinki. Bad news for the rest of us Trump’s ‘America first’ rhetoric is a gift to the Russian president, who wants to use it to break up the existing European ordering https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/04/helsinki-putin-trump-america-first-russian-president

"You are ALL Welcome HERE"

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/justice-kennedy-retiring-trump-gets-2nd-supreme-court-180417906--politics.html Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pick WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said in a statement he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues as abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, guns, campaign finance and voting righ…

WASHINGTON — Following a court order to reunite more than 2,000 migrant children who were separated from their parents in May and June, the Trump administration has instructed immigration agents to give those parents two options: leave the country with your kids — or leave the country without them, according to a copy of a government form obtained by NBC News. The new directive does not allow parents who were separated from their children under President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy to reunite with their children while they await a decision on asylum, a protection sought by thousands of migrant families fleeing violence in Central America. THIS man MUST be St…

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