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Jun 8, 2020 15:08:37   #
...Nancy and Chuck and House and Senate Democrats held moment of silence today at the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, reading the names of George Floyd and others killed. They then knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds - in protest of police brutality and violence. Hmmm, if they are attacked or robbed, will they or their families call the police to help???




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Jun 1, 2020 20:18:13   #
RixPix wrote:
In his book Day of the Locust, Nathanael West, describes in detail the motivations for such riotous behaviors.

Here and now, in this moment, tens of thousands of people that have been cooped up for months have found a way to vent their frustrations.

The flashpoint in Minneapolis is just a matter of circumstance. On any given day in cities all across this country events such as this occur. Albeit few of them end in a fatality.

We have a perfect storm of widespread anxiety coupled ineffective leadership at the highest level.

On today’s call with governors Trump made a conscious decision to escalate the violence. Trump has perfected the art of doing exactly the opposite of what is needed at any given point in time. Several Republican governors have called his decisions to escalate a mistake.

To cap off everything he decides to come out of the bunker to play brave for the cameras.

He has absolutely done the opposite of what is correct.
In his book Day of the Locust, Nathanael West, des... (show quote)


What is the correct thing for Trump to do? He goes into the bunker - you shout "wrong" (he's hiding)....he comes out of the bunker - you shout "wrong" (he's playing brave for the cameras). If he does nothing, what will you say about him? If he does something, what will you say about him? Everyone has learned over the past 3+ years that NOTHING Trump does is considered right by the Dems....he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. And people are sick of that TDS attitude towards the President. Get over it. He's here now, and he's going to stay here for 4 more years. Deal with it.
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Jun 1, 2020 13:39:10   #
joehel2 wrote:
There was a similar experience in Philadelphia of “people coming together” to clean up the damage caused by the Black Lives Matters protestors looting, setting fires and defacing property. Unlike prior protests, the breaking of small business store windows, setting fires and looting of businesses continued today throughout Philadelphia. The Mayor made a statement pleading with looters to remember that many people in their community lived in apartments above the businesses they were torching. There were 300 fires in Philadelphia last night into today. How long will it be before the protest looters target residential communities.
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This is the twitter pic from Nashville: Love seeing both a white person and a black person working together to clean up their great city! This is what America really is:


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Jun 1, 2020 12:28:03   #
Volunteers clean up Antifa's messes all over the country...these are Americans who really care about our country:

In Seattle, Washington:
Cleanup is underway in downtown Seattle after protests turned into an evening of destruction. Volunteers are scrubbing graffiti off buildings and storefronts. pic.twitter.com/pMW30S26Ca

In Las Vegas, Nevada:
Strangers and volunteers came to DTLV to clean up & help remove graffiti put up by some individuals from last night’s protest in downtown Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/0q0ag6yeCM

In San Antonio, Texas:
The Spurs' Lonnie Walker helps remove graffiti from a building at the corner of Broadway and Losoya. The rookie guard has also been handing out water to workers cleaning up damage from last night's protests. pic.twitter.com/UMpwfxdBjC

In Sacramento, California:
HAPPENINGNOW: En route to protest at Cesar Chavez park and saw people cleaning graffiti off the state library. pic.twitter.com/BNzOw2Fv7K

In Oakland, California:
While hundreds of cars lead a peaceful protest in support of #georgefloyd and #blacklivesmatter, a group of community volunteers has been scrubbing away graffiti. This is #Oakland, this is what the majority of protesters are like: people who care deeply about their community. pic.twitter.com/FpYMqYlZDL

In Raleigh, North Carolina:
Man in a kilt and a handgun strapped to his waist scrubbing the graffiti off of a confederate statue. I’ve seen him at #ReopenNC protests. #raleighncprotests #RaleighDemandsJustice #GeorgeFloydProtests . pic.twitter.com/nWcm3fDJjS

In Nashville, Tennessee:
Nashville citizens are now volunteering to remove graffiti from the walls outside BrdgstoneArena after protest last night. pic.twitter.com/NVKPE3RSqX

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
VIDEO: Bystanders are cleaning up graffiti following today’s protest in #Pittsburgh #wtae . pic.twitter.com/fAS5lmJcPW

In Los Angeles, California:
Community members came out in numbers today to clean up graffiti and other damage in the Fairfax District, the epicenter of Saturday's protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. Protests are ongoing—a Los Angeles County curfew of 6 pm has been declared. pic.twitter.com/FxSNNvXkz8

In Kansas City, Missouri:
It took 3 1/2 hours to pick up the trash from yesterday's protest. The graffiti will wash off. The windows can be replaced. A human life CANNOT be replaced. If you're outraged by protesters, you need to realize what really matters. pic.twitter.com/tIk9aBiIsi

In Houston, Texas:
"I just took a shower, I told my wife, 'I'm going to go down there and wipe off all that graffiti,' and I got my pressure washer," said Brian Irving.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Community members in Michigan and California gather to clean up debris and graffiti after protests on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/AnPT9dKmBs

In San Francisco, California:
Not all heroes wear capes. This person was seen bicycling around downtown San Francisco today cleaning up offensive graffiti from the protests. pic.twitter.com/aBU9ci4Y4L

In Denver, Colorado:
I’m grateful for people of #Denver that came out this morning to clean the graffiti from protests. pic.twitter.com/jSRlqSQKeZ

In West Hollywood, California:
This is Maddie . She lives in area of #WeHo that was looted last night. The shop was vandalized with slogans. Today she and her friends bought cans of primer and painted over them. They don’t even know who opens the store. Amazing community spirit. pic.twitter.com/YmQRrskOaq

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/31/american-volunteers-erase-rioters-graffiti-damage/
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May 23, 2020 15:41:25   #
Texcaster wrote:
Where are the girl-on-girl pics?


Those pictures are there - There's the one at the hospital where Melania plays with the sick little baby girl. And the one where she hugs the three little girls who are presenting her with flowers....there are lots of them.
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May 23, 2020 15:20:50   #
Class personified....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fgp_V79j7I
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May 12, 2020 00:02:49   #
JohnFrim wrote:
I think many people who were not supportive of Trump winning the presidency were at least open minded to the possibility that MAYBE his approach to governing would be different. I for one thought no one in their right mind would actually vote for Trump, but when he did win I was willing to give him a chance. I really thought he would have experienced people around him who would help him learn the ropes.

Of course, Trump was not interested in how things were done in the past (and I grant you that the people who supported him also did not want a repeat of the past; they were looking for a major shakeup), so he basically got rid of the Obama era holdovers and created his new cabinet of "nothing but the best" people. I have pointed out many times how these people were recruited as the best, then fired as being terrible and should never have been hired in the first place (by Trump, no less!).

That aside, Trump showed his colours from the very start, beginning with making Sean Spicer lie about crowd size. It was a trivial matter, of course, but it set the tone for everything that was to come. Trump's pattern of lying just continued incredulously, so no surprise that the media would pick up on that.

If Trump would have tried to be a uniter instead of a divider, if he would have been truthful from the start, if he would have worked with the Democrats instead of talking nasty to and about them, and if he had not started the "FAKE NEWS" nonsense, then I think he may have had a chance.

But Trump is a showman; any publicity is good publicity; he wanted to be in the news, and nonsense was a great way of getting attention. He lied, denied, blustered, bullshitted, bullied, grandstanded, etc with the intent of feeding his base "red meat," and he did it with gusto and very successfully. Unfortunately it not only closed but slammed the door on getting any positive publicity from the main stream media.

For me, Trump has revealed his true character often enough now that I can't take anything he says seriously. Even when he utters words of condolence to families who have lost loved ones the words ring hollow and insincere. His prepared speeches are delivered with a "my Mommy made me say this" tone, as compared to his bragging/blustering/boasting bravado demonstrated at rallies. He could turn 180 degrees and I would not likely believe that he is truly deep down a changed person. That -- and much more -- is what, IMHO, makes him unsuitable as POTUS.
I think many people who were not supportive of Tru... (show quote)


Joe Biden has been in office for 44 years

Chuck Schumer has been in office for 38 years

Nancy Pelosi has been in office for 32 years

Maxine Waters has been in office for 28 years

Yet they blame all of America's problems on Donald Trump. He's been in office for 3 years.

Why did they let things go for so long?
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Apr 27, 2020 00:35:27   #
BboH wrote:
"Hello..." Sanders may not be on the ballot but he is behind and pushing his agenda. At this moment, I believe that Biden is not much more than a figure head.

You're absolutely correct about Sanders and Biden (although I like the word "puppet" better for Biden.....)
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Apr 26, 2020 11:53:05   #
Kraken wrote:
So it's perfectly OK for you and your trump cult buddies to post their far right propaganda sites and my

mostly center bias sites are not OK. I admit I post a few from left leaning sites but not very many as of

late. Left bias sites might embellish their topics but the facts are basically true.

That article is more right than left or even center. That's what is surprising about you posting it. People who end long-term friendships and relationships because of their hatred of Trump (TDS) lose far more than those they leave behind.
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Apr 18, 2020 09:28:46   #
And here is a list of Trump's accomplishments....this only goes to March 23....I'm sure there is much more to add to this since then:

WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSE:
• President Trump declared a national emergency, inviting States, territories, and tribes to access over $42 billion in existing funding.
• Trump signed legislation securing $8.3 billion for coronavirus response.
• Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, ensuring that American families and businesses impacted by the virus receive the strong support they need.
• To leverage the resources of the entire government, the president created a White House Coronavirus Task Force to coordinate response.
• Vice President Pence named Dr. Deborah Birx to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator.
• The president has held multiple teleconferences with our nation’s governors to coordinate response efforts and offer his full support.
• The president has approved major disaster declarations for impacted states like New York, Washington, and California.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
• In January, Trump reacted quickly to implement travel restrictions on travel from China, buying us valuable time to respond to the virus.
• The president has announced further travel restrictions on global hotspots, including Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Iran.
• American citizens returning from travel-restricted countries are being routed to specific airports, where they can be screened and isolated as needed.
• The United States reached mutual agreements with Mexico and Canada to restrict non-essential travel across our northern and southern borders.
• The administration announced it will expeditiously return aliens who cross between ports of entry or are otherwise not allowed to enter the country, as the facilities in which these aliens would be held cannot support quarantine for the time needed to assess potential cases.
• The administration raised travel warnings to their highest level for other hot spot locations, like Japan and South Korea.
• The president has expanded airport screenings to identify travelers showing symptoms and instituted mandatory quarantines.
• The State Department issued a global level 4 travel advisory, urging Americans to avoid all international travel due to the coronavirus outbreak worldwide.

EXPANDING TESTING ACCESSIBILITY
• The FDA issued emergency approval for new commercial coronavirus tests to significantly expand testing across the country.
• The president secured legislation that will ensure Americans are able to be tested for free.
• The administration is working with state and local partners and the private sector to open up drive-through testing sites.
• The administration is working with the private sector to develop a website that Americans can utilize to determine whether they need a test and, if so, where to get it.
• HHS is providing funding to help accelerate the development of rapid diagnostic tests for the coronavirus.
• The FDA cut red tape to expand testing availability.
• Admiral Brett Giroir – the Assistant Secretary for Health and head of the Public Health Service – has been appointed to coordinate coronavirus testing efforts.
• The FDA is empowering states to authorize tests developed and used by laboratories in their states.
• The Department of Defense has set up 15 coronavirus testing sites worldwide.
• The president signed legislation requiring more reporting from state and private labs to ensure our public health officials have the data they need to respond to this outbreak.
• DoD and HHS worked to airlift hundreds of thousands of swabs and sample test kits from Italy to the United States.
President Trump places a notecard in his suit pocket.

SUPPORTING IMPACTED BUSINESSES
• The Small Business Administration has announced disaster loans which provide impacted businesses with up to $2 million.
• SBA relaxed criteria for disaster assistance loans – expanding small businesses’ access to economic assistance.
• The president directed the Energy Department to purchase large quantities of crude oil for the strategic reserve.
• Trump has held calls and meetings with business leaders from the pharmaceutical industry, airlines, health insurers, grocery stores, retail stores, banks, and more.
• The Treasury Department approved the establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to provide liquidity to the financial system.

HELPING FAMILIES AND WORKING AMERICANS
• The administration negotiated legislation which will provide tax credits for eligible businesses that give paid leave to Americans affected by the virus.
• The administration took action to provide more flexibility in unemployment insurance programs for workers impacted by the coronavirus.
• The Treasury Department moved tax day from April 15 to July 15.
• Trump signed legislation providing funding and flexibility for emergency nutritional aid for senior citizens, women, children, and low-income families.
• USDA announced new flexibilities to allow meal service during school closures.
• USDA announced a new collaboration with the private sector to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals a week to students in rural schools closed due to the coronavirus.
• The administration is halting foreclosures and evictions for families with FHA-insured mortgages.
• The Department of Labor announced up to $100 million in dislocated worker grants in response to the coronavirus national health emergency.
• The White House worked with the private sector to launch a central website where families, students, and educators can access online education technologies.
• Trump signed legislation to provide continuity in educational benefits for veterans and their families who attend schools that have had to switch from in-person to online learning due to the coronavirus.
• The Department of Education has given broad approval to colleges and universities to allow them to more easily move their classes online.
• The Department of Education set interest rates on all federally-held student loans to 0% for at least 60 days.
• The Department of Education announced borrowers will have the option to suspend their payments on federally-held student loans for at least two months.
• The Department of Education is providing waivers for federal testing requirements to states that have had to close schools.

INFORMING THE PUBLIC
• The administration launched a website – coronavirus.gov – to keep the public informed about the outbreak.
• The president launched a partnership with the Ad Council, media networks, and digital platforms to communicate public services announcements about the coronavirus.
• The president announced guidelines for Americans to follow and do their part to stem the spread of the virus.
• The Task Force is holding nearly daily press conferences to provide the American people with the latest information.
• The Task Force has recommended mitigation strategies to heavily impacted communities, like those in New York, Washington, and California.
• CMS announced guidance to protect vulnerable elderly Americans and limit medically unnecessary visits to nursing homes.

SUPPORTING PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS:
• In January, the administration declared the coronavirus to be a public health emergency.
• The president donated his fourth-quarter 2019 salary to the Department of Health and Human Services for coronavirus response efforts.
• The president took action to give HHS authority to waive rules and regulations so that healthcare providers have maximum flexibility to respond to this outbreak.
• CMS is giving flexibility to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to waive cost-sharing for coronavirus tests and treatment.
• CMS created new billing codes for coronavirus tests to promote better tracking of the public health response.
• The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy coordinated with the NIH, the tech industry, and nonprofits to release a machine readable collection of 29,000 coronavirus-related research articles, which will help scientists discover insights to virus’ genetics, incubation, treatment, symptoms, and prevention.
• The administration announced that health plans with health savings accounts will be able to cover coronavirus testing and treatment without co-payments.
• CMS dramatically expanded telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries, ensuring more patients can access their doctors remotely while avoiding exposure.
• HHS lifted HIPAA penalties to enable healthcare providers to expand telehealth access for patients.
• The VA established 19 emergency operations centers across the country and put in place visitation restrictions to limit patients’ exposure.
• CMS and the VA are working to limit nonessential, elective medical procedures to free up healthcare resources.
• The Navy will be deploying two medical ships to help support impacted areas.
• The president announced Carnival Cruise Lines will be making ships available for hospitals to use for non-coronavirus patients.

STRENGTHENING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES
• The president announced he is invoking the Defense Production Act.
• The president signed a memorandum directing his Administration to make general-use face masks available to healthcare workers.
• HHS announced it will be purchasing 500 million N95 respirators for the Strategic National Stockpile.
• The Department of Defense announced it will be providing 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to assist.
• The president signed legislation removing restrictions that prevented manufacturers from selling industrial masks – which can readily protect healthcare workers – directly to hospitals.

DEVELOPING VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS
• The administration is working to help accelerate the development of therapeutics and a vaccine to combat the coronavirus.
• The FDA is evaluating existing drugs that could serve as potential therapeutics for coronavirus patients.
• The administration is actively working with drug manufacturers to monitor any potential drug supply chain issues.
• The administration is expanding research and consulting with experts to better understand the transmission of coronavirus.
• The National Institutes of Health has announced the beginning of a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine candidate.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/list-74-actions-taken-by-trump-to-fight-virus-bolster-economy
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Apr 16, 2020 20:33:19   #
domcomm wrote:
From the Canadian side…

LOL!!!!!

(I needed that today! Thanks!!)
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Apr 11, 2020 10:24:45   #
JohnFrim wrote:
Nov 2016: Before the 2016 election Trump was concerned that "the system is rigged" and he will (unfairly) lose the election. Surprise... he won, and the system was no longer rigged.

Apr 2020: Angmo is concerned that the 2020 election will be rigged. But just like in 2016, the assumption is that it is only rigged if Trump loses, and the evil leftie Dems will try to cover it up. But fear not. If the Dems win then Trump will absolutely surely sure as shootin' demand an investigation.

I guess one can acknowledge that nothing has changed in the republican camp.
Nov 2016: Before the 2016 election Trump was conce... (show quote)

After the election, a snarky reporter approached Trump and asked him "So....do you think the election was rigged now?" To which Trump replied: "Yes.....and I STILL won."
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Apr 5, 2020 21:14:42   #
RixPix wrote:
Posted with out comment.


April 3, 2020

As of 13:00 Eastern Standard Time

Worldwide cases
1,066,706
Worldwide deaths
56,767 % 5.3

United States cases
258,095

United States deaths
6,593 % 2.55


April 4, 2020

As of 16:00 Eastern Standard Time

Worldwide cases
1,181,825
Worldwide deaths
63,902 % 5.41

United States cases
300,915

United States deaths
8,162 %2.71


Worldwide recovery as of 21:08, April 5, 2020: 262,331
United States recovery same date: 17,977

Why do people only want to report the number of new cases and deaths and not the good news part of it????

World:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

United States:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
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Apr 5, 2020 21:04:18   #
rmalarz wrote:
As of 4/5/2020 at 2206UTC, there have been 11,135,285 infants killed this year before they even had a chance at life. Think about that.
--Bob

They don't want to think about that....facts bother them.
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Apr 5, 2020 20:55:36   #
Rose42 wrote:
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I KNEW it!!!!
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