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| 12-27-17 06:14pm - 2571 days | #59 | |
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Active User  Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
Maybe it's a matter of viewpoint, or perspective. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, after seeing the movie "The Darkest Hour", a film about Winston Churchill, regarded as one of the greatest British politicians who ever lived, tweeted that President Donald Trump is the Winston Churchill of the United States, ====== ====== Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill. Historians Disagree. By MAGGIE ASTORDEC. 26, 2017 www.nytimes.com Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas drew a swift and intense response with a provocative claim on Tuesday: President Trump, he wrote, is similar to Winston Churchill, one of history’s most iconic leaders. Mr. Huckabee had just watched “Darkest Hour,” a film about Churchill. It was, he wrote on Twitter, a reminder of “what real leadership looks like.” “Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition party, and press,” he tweeted. “Feared by King as reckless, and despised for his bluntness. But unlike Neville Chamberlain, he didn’t retreat. We had a Chamberlain for 8 yrs; in @realDonaldTrump we have a Churchill.” Likening modern leaders to Chamberlain and Churchill — something Mr. Huckabee has done before — is always a loaded proposition. Chamberlain, who preceded Churchill as prime minister of Britain, tried to appease Hitler by conceding Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland region to Nazi Germany in the 1938 Munich Agreement, and his name has come to be synonymous with weakness in the face of evil. Churchill, by contrast, was an officer in the British Army during World War I; led Britain through World War II as prime minister from 1940 to 1945; and handled several foreign policy crises in a second term as prime minister from 1951 to 1955. He was known for his skill as an orator and writer, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. So it was unsurprising that the comments by Mr. Huckabee, whose daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is the White House press secretary, stirred up Twitter. “Sure. Churchill served his country 55 years in parliament, 31 years as a minister and 9 as pm,” Kristian Tonning Riise, a member of Norway’s Parliament, wrote in a tweet liked more than 19,000 times. “He was present in 15 battles and received 14 medals of bravery. He was one of history’s most gifted orators and won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writing. Totally same thing.” Mr. Huckabee did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday evening. Historians said that while Churchill and Mr. Trump shared certain characteristics, the broader comparison was unsupported. It is true that Churchill made many political enemies before World War II, said Susan Pedersen, a professor of British history at Columbia University. He was also “more self-regarding and less inclined to compromise than most successful British politicians,” she said, and “had a hard-right view of British national and imperial interest.” “He was basically in the wilderness in 1939, and had world history and circumstance not found him, that would have been the end of the story,” Dr. Pedersen wrote in an email. “Luckily for him, and for many of us, his peculiar attributes and the needs of the time came together. But that happened partly because, for all his idiosyncrasy, he had real intellectual and political strengths: He was intelligent, literate, well-versed in history, had long experience in government, and knew what he stood for.” The comparison to Mr. Trump, she wrote, is “ridiculous” — the same adjective David Del Testa, a historian at Bucknell University, used to describe the accompanying comparison of President Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlain. Timothy Riley, director and chief curator of the National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Missouri, said that Churchill “was bold and passionate about his beliefs” and, much like Mr. Trump, “was not afraid to speak his own mind and ruffle a few feathers along the way.” But for Churchill, Mr. Riley said, “the greatest task, his ‘supreme task,’ was to bring countries together to support peace and prosperity and, during the Second World War, to defeat tyranny.” And Dr. Del Testa said that after World War I, Churchill’s “self-celebratory style” was tempered by a newfound humility. “He was trying to keep Britain strong and create a world order that was strong for Britain, but he was also conscious increasingly in the 1920s and 1930s of a world order that could be destroyed by populist dictators,” he said. “His own tendency toward self-celebration softened when he became aware of the larger world around him, that it really wasn’t a game, but it was humanly important.” Perhaps more significant than any of these specific contrasts, Mr. Riley said, is the timing of Mr. Huckabee’s comparison. It is much too early, he said, to try to draw a comparison between Churchill — whose career in public service spanned more than half a century and two world wars — and Mr. Trump, who has been in office for less than a year. Among the qualities Churchill is known for are “his perseverance, his resilience and his long-term view of history,” Mr. Riley said, and “all of those qualities, I think, are best judged after some time.” Sandra E. Garcia and Matt Stevens contributed reporting. | |
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| 12-25-17 11:12am - 2573 days | #53 | |
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Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
Donald Trump, the greatest President who ever lived. He's won the war on Christmas. Never before, did any U.S. President save Christmas from the unbelievers who doubted that Christmas is real (I'm not sure exactly who President Trump defeated, but he is claiming victory for saving our most holy holiday). ----------- =========== New TV Ad Thanks Trump For Ending War On Christmas That Never Existed Sebastian Murdock Sat, Dec 23 12:30 PM PST It’s the battle over semantics that conservatives have long been up in arms about: the war on Christmas. The war is finally over. No, not the one in Afghanistan. And no, it’s not even the war on drugs. It’s the battle over semantics that conservatives have long been up in arms about: the war on Christmas. President Donald Trump has been patting himself on the back in recent weeks for apparently bringing Christmas back. For those not familiar, Christmas is a little-known holiday where worshippers celebrate the birth of Jesus while being simultaneously outraged at anyone else who might not. “Remember I said we’re bringing Christmas back?” Trump bragged at a rally earlier this month in Utah. “Christmas is back, bigger and better than ever before. We’re bringing Christmas back.” America First Policies — a nonprofit started by former Trump campaign aides ― is set to air a new Christmas day commercial in which “everyday Americans are standing to thank President Trump.” That includes “letting us” say “merry Christmas” again, according to a cherubic child in the ad being used to gain political points. As The New York Times pointed out last year, there’s no actual evidence of anyone declaring a war on Christmas, but the partisan issue took solid root in 2012 with conservative Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who constantly attacked then-President Barack Obama for having the nerve to say “happy holidays.” Liberals are “tying the Christmas situation into secular progressive politics” because they wanted “a new America, and traditional Christmas isn’t a part of it,” O’Reilly said in 2012. For all his bloviating about the importance of Christmas, Trump’s own children don’t seem to care about the the phrase that started the war: Happy holidays. “Happy holidays!” daughter Ivanka Trump tweeted earlier this month, clearly unaware her father had won the war and she could finally say merry Christmas. Trump’s son, Eric, had a similar reaction. | |
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| 12-24-17 03:48pm - 2574 days | #49 | |
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Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
After a massively intensive search, I've finally found Donald Trump's next wife (after he divorces his current wife). The stars are in alignment. This woman will be a fitting companion for our beloved President: ======= ======= ‘Real Housewives’ Star Luann De Lesseps Arrested in Florida for Battery “The Countess” declared “I’m going to kill you all” just before her arrest, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Umberto Gonzalez | Last Updated: December 24, 2017 @ 9:50 AM “The Real Housewives of New York” star Luann De Lesseps was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla., on charges of battery on an officer, disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest with violence and two corruption by threat charges, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Known as “The Countess” on the hit Bravo show, De Lesseps declared, “I’m going to kill you all” just before her arrest, according to the Palm Beach Post. De Lesseps was taken to the Palm Beach County jail around 1:30 a.m. and released without posting a bond hours later, according to the Palm Beach Post. She is due back in court Jan. 25 to face the charges, four of which are felonies. De Lesseps has no prior offenses. The judge told her she should hire a criminal defense attorney from Palm Beach instead of ignoring the charges. “I don’t think it would be that hard to find you,” he said. De Lesseps was also advised by the judge not to incriminate herself and respond to him when he said she might have a drinking problem, according to the report. “Don’t say anything,” he told the reality star. De Lesseps rose to fame in 2008 on the Bravo show, which recently wrapped up its ninth season. Born in Connecticut, she earned the title of “Countess” when she wed French Count Alexandre de Lesseps in 1993. They divorced in 2009, and she re-married in 2016 to Tom D’Agostino Jr., sacrificing her noble title. De Lesseps announced their divorce in August. | |
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| 12-24-17 09:51am - 2574 days | #48 | |
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More fake news: Listen to President Trump if you want to know the truth. Trump campaigned on the promise he will lower taxes, make America great again. The Republicans said the tax cut would lower taxes for middle income America. After the new tax bill was signed, Trump tells wealthy friends: "You all just got a lot richer." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-tells-r...-lago-141319007.html Trump Tells Rich Mar-a-Lago Friends “You All Just Got A Lot Richer” After Tax Bill Newsweek Grace Guarnieri, Newsweek 3 hours ago President Donald Trump joined his family at their "Winter White House" for the holidays Friday night after signing the GOP Tax Bill into Law, and reportedly told wealthy friends dining at Mar-a-Lago "you all just got a lot richer." Days before heading away for the holidays, Trump told White House reporters that the tax bill would be "one of the great Christmas gifts to middle-income people." However, Mar-a-lago's exclusive dinner guests would have paid a $200,000 initiation fee and $14,000 in annual dues to Trump's golf club and resort. Trump made the comment to friends eating dinner at a nearby table, two of whom spoke of the encounter with CBS News. "It's going to be a tremendous thing for the American people. It's going to be fantastic for the economy," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office signing on Friday. "It's going to keep companies from leaving our shores and opening up in other countries." When Trump signed $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law, ultra-wealthy earners in the 95th to 99th percentile of received the biggest tax cuts, even though the top 1 percent already holds about 40 percent of American wealth. Instead of the 35 percent tax cut that he promised middle class voters, their taxes decreased by just 10 percent. According to a report by the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, every income group received a tax cut from the Republican tax reform, but most individual tax cuts will sunset by 2025. A whopping 53 percent of Americans will be paying more in taxes by 2027. During his presidential campaign in 2016 Trump told his millions of Twitter followers, "We're going to cut taxes BIG LEAGUE for the middle class," and added that Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton wanted to raise taxes for the middles class. "I consider this very much a bill for the middle class and a bill for jobs. And jobs are produced through companies and corporations, and you see that happening. Corporations are literally going wild over this," Trump told White House reporters on Friday. This article was first written by Newsweek | |
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| 12-24-17 09:27am - 2574 days | #9 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
You might want to call the credit card company to check on the account. Sometimes, the credit card company will place a block on the account, if there is suspicious activity (which is why your card was declined). What I mean is, your credit card account might have a block on it. So it's better to call the credit card company, to check on the status of the card. Otherwise, if you try to use the card, and it's been blocked, you need to have the account unblocked, before any future transactions will be approved. Or else, you can walk around with a bunch of credit cards, so if your card is declined, you can always give them some other card. Unless you want to pay cash. Joke. But it can happen. | |
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| 12-24-17 02:07am - 2574 days | #5 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
If you really wish to use a specific credit card, and it is declined, you can call the credit card customer service, explain that you want to make a purchase, and that the transaction was declined. They should then be able to authorize the card to be used. The details will depend on what card company/bank you are dealing with. PayPal, for many years, would not allow any transactions used to pay for a porn membership. Then they changed policy to allow payment for porn memberships, and then later, I don't know the specific details, but only allowed certain memberships to be paid, while dis-allowing others. But if you want to use a specific card (which you have used in the past for porn memberships), and the card is declined in a future transaction, call the credit card company, and they should tell you how to use the card (since you have told them the transaction is authorized by you--which eliminates the fraud element). | |
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| 12-24-17 01:32am - 2574 days | #2 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
I don't recall ever getting the message: "Do not honor." from a credit card that was declined. However, I have had many occasions where credit cards were declined. The main reason was the credit card company declined the transaction. Because they thought the transaction might be fraud. Many credit cards view any transaction processed by CCBill, Epoch, or other processors for porn sites as suspicious. There have been times when I tried to join a site, and submitted 3 or 4 different credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, Discover) before one was finally accepted. Sometimes there is little sense when a card is declined. I've joined using a specific Mastercard that has a monthly charge to Epoch, and when I tried to use that card to join another porn site serviced by Epoch, that Mastercard was declined, and I had to call the credit card company because they had placed a lock on the account for suspicious activity (making a payment to Epoch). I'm rambling. The normal reason a credit card is declined is because the credit card company declines the transaction, suspecting fraud. Try using a different credit card to join. Sometimes you have to try to use 3 or 4 credit cards, before one is accepted. I seriously doubt CCBill is declining the transaction. Unless you entered your card information incorrectly. The normal reason a card is declined is because the credit card company suspects fraud, (also, credit card companies don't like charges for porn sites because the charge-back rate is too high). | |
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| 12-23-17 10:04am - 2575 days | #265 | |
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@Amanda, I got the Amazon gift card this morning, Dec 23, at 9:26 AM (PST). It was sent from RabbitsReviews Amanda. Thanks ever so much. | |
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| 12-23-17 04:59am - 2575 days | #46 | |
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@Onyx. Thanks for the help and patience. I switched my 27" desktop monitor to 1920x1080, which is the native resolution. I have no idea why it was set at a lower resolution before. Can't even make a guess. Like you say, the web page stays completely on the monitor, even when I zoom in a few times. So that's very helpful. And much appreciated. Both my laptop and desktop are running Firefox Quantum, 64 bit. So I will begin posting in lowercase. (Unless I forget myself.) :grin | |
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| 12-23-17 12:02am - 2575 days | #44 | |
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Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
@Onyx, THESE ARE FOR MY LAPTOP SETTINGS, WHICH IS A LENOVO THINKPAD EDGE E420 MODEL. THE LAPTOP MONITOR IS 14". I USE FIREFOX BROWSER. SCALE AND LAYOUT: 100% (RECOMMENDED) RESOLUTION: 1366 X 768 (RECOMMENDED) ORIENTATION: LANDSCAPE I ALSO HAVE AN HP DESKTOP, WITH A 27" MONITOR. I USE FIREFOX ON THIS, AS WELL. TEXT SIZE: 125% RESOLUTION: 1024 X 768 ORIENTATION: LANDSCAPE. WITH THE BIGGER MONITOR (THE 27", VERSUS THE 14" LAPTOP), THE WEB PAGE FITS THE MONITOR MORE EASILY, SO MORE OF THE WEB PAGE IS SHOWN ON THE MONITOR, AND THE CONTROL BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE USED VERY OFTEN, SINCE ALMOST ALL OF THE WEB PAGE IS SHOWN ON THE MONITOR. BUT IT'S STILL EASIER FOR ME TO READ CAP LETTERS, INSTEAD OF LOWER CASE. MAYBE IT'S HABIT. BUT WHEN YOU GET OLD, YOU START TO LOOK FOR THE EASIEST WAY OF DOING THINGS. AND SQUINTING IS NO FUN. LEADS TO HEADACHES, WHATEVER. THE BEST THING IS TO NOT GET OLDER. BUT IT WILL HAPPEN TO MOST OF US. LOL. Edited on Dec 23, 2017, 12:08am | |
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| 12-22-17 10:39pm - 2575 days | #42 | |
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Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
@Onyx, THANKS FOR THE TIP ON CONTROLLING TEXT SIZE ON THE COMPUTER MONITOR. I ALREADY HAVE MY TEXT SIZE ENLARGED SOMEWHAT. SO THAT PART OF EACH WEB PAGE IS OFF-SCREEN, AND I HAVE TO USE THE HORIZONTAL BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IF I WANT TO SEE WHAT IS NOT SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. ENLARGING THE TEXT SIZE EVEN MORE WOULD PLACE EVEN MORE OF THE PAGE OFF-SCREEN. WHICH WOULD MAKE VIEWING DIFFERENT PAGES MORE OF A HASSLE, BECAUSE I WOULD BE PLAYING WITH THE HORIZONTAL BAR TO SEE WHAT IS NOT BEING SHOWN ON THE MONITOR. THE EASIEST SOLUTION FOR ME IS TO KEEP THE SCREEN TEXT SIZE SLIGHTLY OVERLARGE. AND TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS TO WRITE AND EDIT. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK I'M BEING RUDE BY USING CAP LETTERS. THAT'S WHY ON MOST OF MY REVIEWS, I PUT A NOTE AT THE BEGINNING, TO SAY I'M USING CAP LETTERS BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO WRITE AND EDIT, THAT I'M NOT TRYING TO SHOUT OR BE RUDE. BUT THE TRUTH IS, IF MY CAP LETTER WRITING ANNOYS PEOPLE, THEY ARE FREE TO IGNORE WHAT I WRITE. BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO WRITE IN CAP LETTERS, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SQUINT AND READ IN LOWER CASE. GETTING OLD. SO MY EYES HAVE A PROBLEM READING SMALL TEXT. AND IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO READ CAP LETTERS. | |
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| 12-22-17 09:52pm - 2575 days | #258 | |
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Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
THERE'S NO SET DATE FOR WHEN YOU ARE EMAILED YOUR RAFFLE AWARD. IT USUALLY TAKES AT LEAST 2 TO 4 DAYS AFTER THE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED. BUT WITH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, IT COULD TAKE LONGER FOR THE DEC 19 RAFFLE WINNERS TO BE SENT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL! | |
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| 12-22-17 04:46pm - 2576 days | #39 | |
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“I think the White House is immobilized, because they have such a cacophony of voices,” said Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio who describes himself as an ally of the president on trade. “This administration doesn’t seem to know what it thinks about trade.” The administration will face a series of deadlines on the steel measure next year. The Commerce Department must present the results of its investigation to the president by Jan. 15. The president will then have 90 days to decide what to do. President Trump and his advisers say they have been focused on the tax legislation, which Congress passed this week. The White House has said that it plans to turn to trade measures, including the steel investigation, once the bill is signed into law. Still, the delay has threatened to fracture the brittle alliance the president has forged with some labor unions, who liked Mr. Trump’s populist approach to trade. Steel Imports Have Soared in 2017 Imports have risen during President Trump’s first year in office, a trend that the steel industry attributes to the administration’s threat of strict restrictions on imports to come. Senator Bob Casey Jr., a Democrat from Pennsylvania, said the administration’s commitment to workers would probably be an issue in the 2018 midterm elections. “They’ve sat on this for far too long,” he said. The United Steelworkers, the union that includes the workers in Conshohocken, has historically aligned with Democrats. But many workers opposed trade agreements forged by Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and viewed Hillary Clinton’s stance on trade as insincere. In a shift in the politics of trade, the union has defended the Trump administration’s trade agenda against the criticisms of traditionally Republican business groups, like the Chamber of Commerce. But Scott Paul, the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a trade group that represents steelworkers, said he had “a profound sense of frustration that the president has been using steelworkers as political props.” “The president’s own words and lack of action have actually put the industry in a worse position than if he had done nothing at all,” he said. Kameen Thompson, the union president at the Conshohocken plant, said many workers had voted for Mr. Trump because of his support for steel. “You want to vote for what you believe is going to help you keep a job,” Mr. Thompson said. Ms. Allen, whose father worked at the Conshohocken plant before her, was not a Trump supporter. “He told them what they wanted to hear so they would vote for him, and now they’re seeing what president he is,” she said. But other workers who supported the president are keeping the faith. Chuck Hauer, who has worked at the plant for 22 years and ranks around 80 on the seniority list — meaning he is likely to be laid off — said he had voted Republican because he believed that Mr. Trump was “for the people.” He said he still believed that the tariffs would happen, though perhaps not soon enough to save him. “He’s just delaying it,” Mr. Hauer said of the president. “And I think the delay is hurting us more than he knows.” | |
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| 12-22-17 04:45pm - 2576 days | #38 | |
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DONALD TRUMP: A MAN OF PROMISE: Skip to content Skip to navigation View mobile version Economy|Trump Promised to Protect Steel. Layoffs Are Coming Instead. Share Tweet More Save U.S. Tax Bill May Inspire Cuts Globally, While Fueling Trade Tensions What Happens When the Richest U.S. Cities Turn to the World? Trump Promised to Protect Steel. Layoffs Are Coming Instead. Right and Left React to the Passage of the G.O.P. Tax Cut In Tax Overhaul, Trump Tries to Defy the Economic Odds State of the Art What the Tax Bill Fails to Address: Technology’s Tsunami China Shrugs Off Debt Worries as Xi Takes Firmer Economic Grip ‘Porch Pirates’ Steal Holiday Packages as They Pile Up at Homes Ron Lieber Takes Your Questions About the Republican Tax Bill Senate Panel Rejects Trump's Nominee to Lead Export-Import Bank Economic Scene How Care for Elders, Not Children, Denies Women a Paycheck Republican Tax Cuts Would Lift Some Industries More Than Others U.K.’s Next Brexit Agony: What Sort of Trade Deal? Homeowners Have Had It Good. Too Good, Says the Tax Bill. A Middle-Class Tax Cut? Americans Aren’t Buying It Loading... Economy Advertisement Economy Trump Promised to Protect Steel. Layoffs Are Coming Instead. By ANA SWANSONDEC. 22, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet More Save Photo A furnace at the steel plant in Conshohocken, Pa. ArcelorMittal, which owns the mill, has announced that it will lay off 150 of the plant’s 207 workers next year. Credit J. Quazi King for The New York Times CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — At this sprawling steel mill on the outskirts of Philadelphia, the workers have one number in mind. Not how many tons of steel roll off the line, or how many hours they work, but where they fall on the plant’s seniority list. In September, ArcelorMittal, which owns the mill, announced that it would lay off 150 of the plant’s 207 workers next year. While the cuts will start with the most junior employees, they will go so deep that even workers with decades of experience will be cast out. “I told my son, ‘Christmas is going to be kind of scarce, because Mommy’s going to lose her job soon,’” said Kimberly Allen, a steelworker and single parent who has worked at the plant for more than 22 years. On the seniority list, she’s 72nd. Photo Kimberly Allen at her desk. “I told my son, ‘Christmas is going to be kind of scarce, because mommy’s going to lose her job soon,’” said Ms. Allen, a single parent who has worked at the plant for more than 22 years. Credit J. Quazi King for The New York Times The layoffs have stunned these steelworkers who, just a year ago, greeted President Trump’s election as a new dawn for their industry. Mr. Trump pledged to build roads and bridges, strengthen “Buy America” provisions, protect factories from unfair imports and revive industry, especially steel. But after a year in office, Mr. Trump has not enacted these policies. And when it comes to steel, his failure to follow through on a promise has had unintended consequences. Steelworkers’ Jobs Have Gradually Disappeared The number of Americans employed in metal making has declined as a result of automation and outsourcing 600k 400k 200k 0 386,100 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 By The New York Times | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Foreign steel makers have rushed to get their product into the United States before tariffs start. According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, which tracks shipments, steel imports were 19.4 percent higher in the first 10 months of 2017 than in the same period last year. Continue reading the main story The Trump White House The historic moments, head-spinning developments and inside-the-White House intrigue. Dispute Over Political Strategy Erupts Inside the White House DEC 21 For Students Swindled by Predatory Colleges, Relief May Only Be Partial DEC 21 Obamacare Sign-ups at High Levels Despite Trump Saying It’s ‘Imploding’ DEC 21 Despite Internal Review, Justice Department Officials Say Congress Needs to Act on Bump Stocks DEC 21 Congress Passes Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown Against a Friday Deadline DEC 21 See More » Related Coverage Democrats Pressure Trump to Fulfill Promise to Impose Steel Tariffs OCT. 26, 2017 Trump’s America First Trade Agenda Roiled by Internal Divisions OCT. 20, 2017 Trump’s Trade Approach Diverges Sharply from Free Trade Republicans NOV. 15, 2017 Recent Comments Aaron 15 minutes ago Personally, I don't care who rebuilds our roads, bridges and highways when we embark on the infrastructure plan- but we should leverage the... Jonathan 20 minutes ago We live in a country where our largest and wealthiest city NYC cannot build a single new subway line despite 3 decades of prosperity. Maybe... hen3ry 1 hour ago As always the question that's never dealt with when these things happen is how to help the laid off employees learn new skills without going... That surge of imports has hurt American steel makers, which were already struggling against a glut of cheap Chinese steel. When ArcelorMittal announced the layoffs in Conshohocken, it blamed those imports, as well as low demand for steel for bridges and military equipment. James Rockas, a spokesman for the Commerce Department, said the administration was “aware of the plight of American steelworkers and will continue working to halt unfair trade practices that harm our economy and kill American jobs.” Continue reading the main story Photo The roughing mill at the plant, whose specialty is ultrastrong, military-grade steel. Credit J. Quazi King for The New York Times In 2008, before the financial crisis struck, the plant ran around the clock. Now, the mill coughs to life just five days a week, for eight hours at a time. The machines shovel 10-ton steel slabs into a furnace, where they are heated to 2,000 degrees, then funnel them through giant rollers and cooling jets of water, like a massive, fiery carwash. The plant’s specialty is ultrastrong, military-grade steel — something that Eric Smith, a former Army paratrooper who has worked at the plant for over 30 years, prides himself on. Mr. Smith ranks 16th on the plant’s seniority list, and he expects to survive the coming round of layoffs. He grew up just down the street. The weathered houses of his old neighborhood on that dim day were fringed with icicle lights, evergreen bows and flags paying homage to Santa and the Philadelphia Eagles. As a boy, he would long to work at the factory as he passed it. These days, he said, he gets a sinking feeling as he goes through the turnstile and enters the plant. Photo Eric Smith, a former Army paratrooper who has worked at the plant for over 30 years, expects to outlast the coming round of layoffs. Credit J. Quazi King for The New York Times “You just got to keep on pushing forward. It is sad that Christmastime is coming around,” he said. “You don’t want to splurge for your kids like you want to, because the plant may be closing.” While he didn’t support Mr. Trump, Mr. Smith said he hoped that the president would follow through on his plans. “It’s still kind of early,” he said. Reforming trade was one of the president’s signature campaign promises, and in his first months in office, Mr. Trump issued dozens of executive actions. One pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-country trade pact. Others ordered investigations into imports or renegotiations of trade pacts. Uncertainty about how these measures will reshape trade rules is now weighing on many industries. Companies are waiting to invest, or finding additional suppliers outside the United States, executives in agriculture, automobiles, solar energy and information technology have said. In April, the president ordered parallel investigations into imports of steel and aluminum under the little-used Section 232 of a 1962 trade law, which permits sweeping restrictions to protect national security. Photo The control room at the plant. The steel industry says Chinese products are driving down the global price of metal to a level where American producers cannot compete. Credit J. Quazi King for The New York Times Earlier this year, tariffs seemed imminent. Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary, said in late May that he expected to conclude the steel investigation by the end of June. And in early June, Mr. Trump told a crowd in Cincinnati, “Wait till you see what I’m going to do for steel and your steel companies,” vowing that he would “stop the dumping” of products at superlow prices by other nations. “We’ll be seeing that very soon. The steel folks are going to be very happy,” he said. But the announcement never came. That appears to be caused partly by internal divisions within the White House. Some officials, like Mr. Ross — a former steel executive who was on ArcelorMittal’s board until he was confirmed in February — wanted to push ahead with tariffs. But others, including economic and national security advisers, worried about repercussions, trade advisers say. The tariffs had plenty of opponents. Automakers, food processors and companies in other industries that use steel and aluminum in their products complained that tariffs would drive up costs and make them less competitive, ultimately sacrificing more American jobs than they would save. Steel exporters, like the European Union, threatened retaliation. Prominent economists highlighted the risk of a trade war. | |
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| 12-20-17 09:09am - 2578 days | #5 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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FOR THE RECORD: I SAW THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT. I STOOD IN LONG LINES TO SEE IT. AFTER SEEING IT, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT. 2001, WHICH I SAW AROUND THE SAME TIME, IN A THEATER, WAS FAR SUPERIOR, IN MY VIEW. I LOVED THE VISUALS IN 2001. THE STORY WAS MUCH MORE COHESIVE AND GRAND THAN WHAT STAR WARS PORTRAYED. JUST MY OPINION, OF COURSE. I SAW THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS, BUT DIDN'T BOTHER TO SEE ANY OF THE SEQUELS. I HAD READ THE ORIGINAL NOVEL, STAR WARS, THAT THE MOVIE WAS BASED ON, BEFORE THE MOVIE CAME OUT. THOUGHT THE NOVEL WAS OK, BUT NOTHING SPECIAL. MANY OTHER SF NOVELS WERE MUCH BETTER. DUNE, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE FINEST SF NOVELS EVER WRITTEN. BUT THE DUNE MOVIE BOMBED. I LIKED DUNE(THE MOVIE). ENJOYED IT MORE THAN STAR WARS. BUT MY TASTES ARE NO INDICATION OF WHAT A MOVIE WILL DO COMMERCIALLY. AND MY TASTES CAN BE FAR DIFFERENT FROM THE CRITICAL RESPONSE TO A MOVIE. WHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW, THAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT TASTES. DUH. | |
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| 12-17-17 10:18am - 2581 days | #2 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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NEVER HEAD OF TRUEPAY.IO. MAYBE YOU COULD USE A PRE-PAID CREDIT CARD, WITH A LIMITED AMOUNT PUT INTO THE CARD---TO COVER 1 MONTH'S MEMBERSHIP FEE? I'VE NEVER USED A PRE-PAID CREDIT CARD, SOME PU MEMBERS SEEM TO LIKE THEM FOR THE LIMITED RISK. I DON'T KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE, OR HOW CONVENIENT TO USE. OR WHICH PRE-PAID CARDS ARE THE BEST. IT'S A SUGGESTION. DON'T KNOW HOW USEFUL IT IS. | |
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| 12-17-17 05:59am - 2581 days | #12 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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THERE CAN BE BIG DIFFERENCE IN A CONNECTION THAT IS 50% OF YOUR MAX DOWNLOAD SPEED, AND A SITE CONNECTION THAT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE IT ALLOWS YOU TO LOGIN TO A SITE. OR CAN TAKE HOURS TO DOWNLOAD A VIDEO CLIP THAT SHOULD ONLY TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES IF THE CONNECTION WAS GOOD. OR THAT MAKES A STREAMING VIDEO BASICALLY UNWATCHABLE BECAUSE IT WON'T PLAY, OR STUTTERS AND STOPS TOO OFTEN WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO VIEW IT. THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ AT PU DON'T USUALLY MENTION THE SPECIFIC SPEED THE POSTERS ARE GETTING, JUST THAT THEY ARE HAVING REAL PROBLEMS USING THE SITE. WHICH IS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FROM A COMPLAINT THAT SAYS THE SITE IS NOT GIVING ME MY MAXIMUM RATED DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. THE COMPLAINT THAT THE SITE IS NOT ALLOWING A PERSON TO ACHIEVE MAX DOWNLOAD SPEEDS IS VALID. BUT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ABOUT SLOW SITE SPEED CONNECTIONS MEAN THERE'S A REAL PROBLEM ABOUT USING THE SITE, BEYOND THE INCONVENIENCE OF A SLOWER DOWNLOAD OF A 4K OR VR VIDEO. A 4K OR VR VIDEO DOWNLOAD WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT SOME SITES, BECAUSE OF THE POOR CONNECTION: NOT ONLY WOULD IT TAKE MANY HOURS FOR A SINGLE FILE DOWNLOAD, IF SUCCESSFUL, BUT THE FILE ITSELF WOULD HAVE MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS TO DOWNLOAD, BECAUSE OF SITE-TIMEOUTS, OR OTHER ISSUES. SLOW IS SLOW. A PUDDLE OF WATER IS JUST A SMALLER VERSION OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NOT QUITE THE SAME THING. SOME SLOWS ARE VERY SLOW. OTHER SLOWS CAN BE VERY FAST. | |
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| 12-15-17 09:16pm - 2582 days | #7 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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@Onyx, THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION. I'VE RUN SPEED TESTS AT http://www.speedtest.net/ I'VE BEEN GETTING ANYWHERE FROM 5 Mbps TO ABOUT 30 Mbps WHEN I RUN THE SPEED TESTS, FOR MY DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. I'VE ALREADY CALLED MY ISP, AND THEY WILL SEND A TECH OUT THIS WEEK, TO CHECK MY CONNECTION. I'M PAYING FOR A 100 Mbps CONNECTION. I USED TO GET 100 Mbps AND FASTER SPEEDS AT THE SPEED TEST SITE, BUT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE CONNECTION HAS BEEN MUCH SLOWER. THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT A NEW CABLE MODEM/ROUTER FROM AMAZON, BUT IT DIDN'T INCREASE MY DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. BUT I WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ISP TECH GUY CHECKS IT OUT. | |
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| 12-15-17 06:16pm - 2583 days | #3 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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MY ISP PROVIDER STATES I'M SUPPOSED TO GET 12.5 MB/s DOWNLOAD SPEEDS MAX. BUT AT MOST SITES, I WAS LUCKY TO GET 4 MB/s. LATELY, MY ISP CONNECTION HAS BEEN SLOW, AND I'VE BEEN LUCKY TO GET 1-2 MB/s. I EVEN BOUGHT A NEW CABLE MODEM/ROUTER, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP MY DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. THAT'S THE REASON I'VE STOPPED LISTING THE SITE DOWNLOAD SPEEDS IN MOST OF MY RECENT REVIEWS. BECAUSE MY ISP CONNECTION (SPECTRUM, FORMERLY TIME WARNER CABLE) IS MESSED UP. | |
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| 12-15-17 01:31am - 2583 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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SHE SQUEALS A LOT FROM EXCITEMENT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e_mzvLypd0 | |
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| 12-14-17 06:59pm - 2584 days | #5 | |
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Dwayne Johnson Strongly Considering Presidential Run in 2024 The multi-hyphenate superstar, who landed a star on the Walk of Fame this week and is gearing up for the release of his holiday blockbuster “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” has a jam-packed slate of projects lined up through the next presidential election. Yet Johnson says he would “100% consider” running for office. “I couldn’t do both,” he admits when asked by Variety about his burgeoning career as a movie star, producer and the businessman behind his company, Seven Bucks Productions, which he co-owns with his longtime manager and ex-wife, Dany Garcia. “Realistically, as we go into 2018, when you look at my slate as we’re developing and shooting into 2019 and 2020, the slate goes deep into 2021, so it feels like the realistic consideration would be 2024.” | |
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| 12-05-17 09:12am - 2593 days | #2 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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I DOUBT THAT PU MEMBERS ARE "THE AVERAGE PORN LOVER". WE'RE PROBABLY IN THE "ABOVE-AVERAGE" OR UPPER ECHELON OF PORN LOVERS. JUST MY OPINION, OF COURSE. HOW MUCH DO I SPEND ON PORN? PROBABLY WAY TOO MUCH. BUT IT VARIES. IF I FIND SOME SITES I MIGHT LIKE, AND THE PRICE IS LOW, I USUALLY JOIN. | |
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| 12-03-17 06:48pm - 2595 days | #37 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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The Wrap “Yes, Donald Trump, you said that” former “Access Hollywood” host writes in op-ed Ross A. Lincoln | Last Updated: December 3, 2017 @ 6:30 PM The New York Times reported in late Nov. that Donald Trump has been privately denying he is the person recorded on a hot mic, bragging to former “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush about extremely aggressive behavior toward women. Bush had a blunt response for Trump on Sunday: “He said it. ‘Grab ‘em by the p—y.’ Of course he said it.” Bush wrote in a New York Times op-ed that not only did he personally witness Trump make his comments, but so did seven other people. “We laughed along, without a single doubt that this was hypothetical hot air from America’s highest-rated bloviator, “Bush continued. “Along with Donald Trump and me, there were seven other guys present on the bus at the time, and every single one of us assumed we were listening to a crass standup act. He was performing. Surely, we thought, none of this was real.” When the recording was leaked in Oct. 2016, Trump admitted the voice was his, but dismissed comments such as “I moved on her like a b—h” and “grab ‘em by the p—y” as “locker room talk.” But according to the Times, in 2017 he told at least one senator and one advisor that the recording wasn’t real. “President Trump is currently indulging in some revisionist history,” said Bush Sunday. “This has hit a raw nerve in me.” “I can only imagine how it has reopened the wounds of the women who came forward with their stories about him, and did not receive enough attention.” “Access Hollywood” host Natalie Morales conveyed the show’s own response to Trump’s reported denial last week: “Let us make this perfectly clear — the tape is very real,” Morales said on the show’s Nov. 28 episode. | |
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| 12-03-17 03:05pm - 2595 days | #36 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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TRUMP: FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE LITTLE MAN. TRUMP BELIEVES IN HELPING THE LITTLE MAN. IN 1980, TRUMP HIRED UNDOCUMENTED POLISH WORKERS, WHO WERE PAID AS LITTLE AS $4 AN HOUR, TO DEMOLISH A DEPARTMENT STORE IN NEW YORK. TRUMP BELIEVES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, THE WORKERS WERE NOT GIVEN GLOVES, HARD HATS, OR MASKS, AND THEY WORKED AS LONG AS 16 HOURS A DAY. TRUMP LOVES HUMANITY. THAT'S WHY HE IS ABLE TO TREAT HIS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION. https://www.aol.com/ President Trump paid undocumented Polish workers as little as $4 an hour to demolish department store New York Daily News Jessica Chia Nov 28th 2017 12:19PM President Trump employed 200 undocumented Polish workers who were paid as little as $4 an hour to demolish a department store where Trump Tower now stands, according to newly unsealed court documents. In 1980, Trump enlisted the crew of undocumented immigrants to work back-breaking shifts that lasted upwards of 16 hours a day without gloves, hard hats or masks as they demolished the Bonwit Teller building on Fifth Avenue, the New York Times reported. Despite claims he doesn’t settle lawsuits, Trump paid a $1.375 million settlement in 1998 — after the class-action labor lawsuit dragged on for 15 years, according to the court documents that were unsealed last week after nearly two decades. The Daily News first reported that the long-lost documents had been found in July after Time Inc. unearthed them in 2016, and filed a motion to unseal them along with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Last week, Loretta Preska, a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District, ruled in favor of the motion, saying the public had a right to know given the defendant is currently the president. Trump hired the contractor William Kaszycki for the demolition job, and later testified in court saying he never knew undocumented immigrants were working for him. But a foreman Zbignew Goryn told the court Trump visited the work site and told him, “Those Polish guys are good, hard workers.” Wojciech Kozak, now a 75-year-old naturalized citizen, recalled the “horrible, terrible conditions” demolishing the department store. “We were working 12, 16 hours a day and were paid $4 an hour. Because I worked with an acetylene torch, I got $5 an hour. We worked without masks. Nobody knew what asbestos was. I was an immigrant. I worked very hard,” Kozak said. When Kaszycki stopped paying the workers, they enlisted the help of lawyer John Szabo. Trump, eager to have his namesake tower meet deadlines, tried negotiating with the workers at first, according to one testimony. He also threatened to call Immigration and Naturalization Service to have the men deported, according to Szabo. Of the $1.375 million settlement, $500,000 went to a union benefits fund. The rest paid for lawyers' fees and expenses. | |
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| 11-30-17 08:51pm - 2597 days | #3 | |
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SHE APPEARS AT DIGITALDESIRE.COM IN SEPTEMBER, 2017. | |
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| 11-29-17 10:04pm - 2598 days | #35 | |
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Variety.com November 29, 2017 6:53PM PT Writers Guild of America West Leaders Blast Trump for ‘Vile Display of Prejudice’ By Dave McNary Leaders of the Writers Guild of America West have denounced President Donald Trump for retweeting violent anti-Muslim videos by leaders of a British hate group. In a letter to members, the WGA West leaders said that “the vile display of naked prejudice reached another low” as part of a letter sent to the 10,000 members of the Los Angeles-based guild. The letter, which said “First Amendment Under Attack” in the subject line, was signed by WGA West president David A. Goodman, vice president Marjorie David, secretary-treasurer Aaron Mendelsohn, and executive director David Young. “As the officers and executive director of a union devoted to the well-being of writers, we have watched, appalled, as our current administration tramples on every principle of justice and truth we hold dear,” the letter began. “The question for us, always, is when to speak out. What is the ‘right time’ when lies are paraded as truth; when racists are praised for their decency; when the press is derided as ‘fake;’ when a child molester is endorsed to smooth the way for an unfair tax cut? If we made a statement each time, we’d be writing to you every day.” The WGA West leaders last blasted Trump by issuing a stinging condemnation of the President for failing to sufficiently condemn white nationalism and neo-Nazis following Trump blaming “both sides” for the violence at a Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where a woman was killed when a car drove into the crowd and 30 people were injured. “President Trump legitimizes hate speech and violence, and disgraces our nation” the guild leaders said at the time. Read the entire letter below. “As the officers and executive director of a union devoted to the well-being of writers, we have watched, appalled, as our current administration tramples on every principle of justice and truth we hold dear. The question for us, always, is when to speak out. What is the ‘right time’ when lies are paraded as truth; when racists are praised for their decency; when the press is derided as ‘fake;’ when a child molester is endorsed to smooth the way for an unfair tax cut? If we made a statement each time, we’d be writing to you every day. “Today, though, the vile display of naked prejudice reached another low. The President of the United States tweeted hate videos published by a far right group in England. Subsequent to that, the White House justified it, claiming that it isn’t clear whether these terrible videos are even real, but stressing that the ‘threat’ is genuine. In other words, Muslims, simply by existing, are a threat. Even writing such a sentence is nauseating. “First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom, freedom of the press and freedom of speech are under attack in ways many of us would not have believed possible before last year. It is hard to know what to do, since even reasoned argument is demeaned and discredited. We have to believe that affirming our beliefs might at least help to undermine the assault. “It is our obligation as writers and as Americans to stand up for the freedoms we have all fought to maintain. One way to do so is to make it clear that the actions of this administration and those that aid and abet it are intolerable. We will not be quiet or stand down in the face of the erosion of religious freedom, of freedom of the press, of the basic responsibility of our government to avoid lying to us as if the U.S. were a totalitarian dictatorship. “We know the damage words can do. We know the strength of words to fight lies. We pledge to fight those lies and to march to support First Amendment rights in our work and in our lives.” | |
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| 11-29-17 10:48am - 2599 days | #34 | |
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TRUMP HATES THE FAKE NEWS HE SAYS IS PUBLISHED BY NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, TRUMP DOESN'T CARE WHETHER THE VIDEOS HE IS PUSHING ARE REAL OR FAKE. THE MESSAGE IS THAT WHAT TRUMP FEELS IS REAL, SO IGNORE IT IF HE IS PROMOTING FAKE VIDEOS. FAKE VIDEOS ARE MORE REAL THAN THE FAKE NEWS THAT TRUMP COMPLAINS ABOUT. http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/politics/t...im-tweets/index.html White House defends anti-Muslim Trump tweets, says it doesn't matter if videos are real By Dan Merica, CNN Updated 1:28 PM ET, Wed November 29, 2017 Outrage after Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump's decision to retweet a series of anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right account on Wednesday morning, telling reporters he circulated them to start a conversation about border security and immigration. Sanders also said she doesn't know how the videos got in front of Trump and wouldn't say whether they were real. "Whether it is a real video, the threat is real," Sanders told a small group of reporters after appearing on Fox News. "That is what the President is talking about, that is what the President is focused on is dealing with those real threats, and those are real no matter how you look at it." When pressed on whether it matters if the video is real, Sanders said reporters were "focusing on the wrong thing." "The threat is real," she said, later adding that "the threat needs to be addressed. The threat has to be talked about and that is what the President is doing in bringing that up." The retweets have once again thrust his administration into conversation about anti-Muslim bias as the courts are weighing the legality of Trump's travel ban and raised questions about how content swirling on the Internet ends up on the President's powerful Twitter account. "I think his goal is to promote strong borders and strong national security," Sanders said. She later added that she and the reporters were talking about border security so Trump's tweets were "accomplishing exactly that." Trump's account retweeted the tweets early on Wednesday morning. The messages from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, purport to show Muslims assaulting people and smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary. A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that Trump was "wrong" to retweet anti-Muslim videos, adding that Fransen's organization "seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions." Sanders said she was not aware of any concerns from Trump that his retweets could damage his relationship with May. "I think that both Theresa May and a lot of the other world leaders across the world know that these are real threats that we have to talk about, I think Europe has seen that a lot first hand," Sanders said before the statement from May's spokesperson was widely public. Sanders added she was unaware of how the videos got in front of Trump but the process generally hinges on Dan Scavino, Trump's director of social media and one of the few aides with the keys to Trump's powerful social media platforms. Scavino's history with Trump dates back years. Before running social media for his campaign -- where he was once brought on stage and lauded by Trump -- Scavino was caddie at Briar Hall Country Club in New York's Hudson Valley, a course Trump would soon buy. Scavino worked his way up from caddie to general manager and then joined Trump's campaign. Earlier this year, Scavino told CNN that he had had full control of @realDonaldTrump, the President's much-watched Twitter account, since the businessman-turned-politician started campaigning in 2015. When Trump doesn't personally tweet or retweet a message, Scavino said, the social media director will "execute" a tweet for him. Scavino added that he will go through tweets with Trump before they are sent out, including "videos, photos, stories" that end up on his account. Cuomo calls out Trump's language on N. Korea Cuomo calls out Trump's language on N. Korea 01:49 At times, though, the line between what Scavino and Trump tweets is thin. Last month, both the social media director and the President slammed NBC and CNN with the exact same language at the exact same time. It is unclear exactly how Scavino or Trump first saw Fransen's videos, but one intersection could be Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit with anti-Islam views who is one of the 45-accounts Trump follows on Twitter. Coulter retweeted one of Fransen's videos some time between 6 p.m. ET and midnight on Tuesday night. Scavino did not respond to a series of questions from CNN on Wednesday. The origin of these tweets is significant because Trump's messages -- from the benign to the inflammatory -- have an impact on how the United States is viewed around the world and how policy is implemented. For example, Wednesday's retweets could imperial a key Trump goal: Banning immigration from eight countries, including majority Muslim nations like Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen. The Supreme Court is considering whether to allow the third version of Trump's travel ban to go into effect. Government lawyers have argued that the policy is not a "Muslim ban," despite Trump's call for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" during the 2016 campaign. Lawyers arguing against the ban, though, have said that said government lawyers can't "divorce the Proclamation from its history and context," pointing to the President's part statements which they argue color his views on a travel ban. Neal Katyal, one of the lawyers opposing the ban, responded to Trump's retweets with a simple, "Thanks! See you in court next week." Trump is no stranger to anti-Islam comments that has roiled his supporters and critics alike. During the 2016 election, Trump told CNN that he believes "Islam hates us," a comment that rankled some Republicans. "There's something there that -- there's a tremendous hatred there," Trump said. "There's a tremendous hatred. We have to get to the bottom of it. There's an unbelievable hatred of us." | |
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| 11-29-17 07:32am - 2599 days | #33 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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PRESIDENT TRUMP DEMANDS JUSTICE: CALLS FOR MSNBC TO FIRE MSNBC PRESIDENT PHIL GRIFFIN AND MORNING JOE HOST JOE SCARBOROUGH. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOT SATISFIED JUST RUNNING THE US. HE WANTS TO RUN THE NEWS CHANNELS AND NEWSPAPERS AS WELL. THE POWER OF TRUMP REACHES INTO THE HEAVENS. AND TRUMP WILL BE ASCENDANT! https://www.thewrap.com/trump-calls-firi...ent-joe-scarborough/ The Wrap Trump Calls for Firing of MSNBC President and Joe Scarborough In his latest tweet, Trump also resurfaces “unsolved mystery” in Florida surrounding “Morning Joe” host Jon Levine | Last Updated: November 29, 2017 @ 6:44 AM President Donald Trump launched a second Twitter broadside on his former “Apprentice” network, NBC, after its news division abruptly fired veteran “Today” host Matt Lauer over unspecified allegations of sexual misconduct. In his latest tweet, Trump called for the termination of MSNBC President Phil Griffin and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough. “So now that Matt Lauer is gone when will the Fake News practitioners at NBC be terminating the contract of Phil Griffin?” said Trump “And will they terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the ‘unsolved mystery’ that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!” Trump’s line about “the unsolved mystery that tok place in Florida years ago” appears to be a reference to Lori Klausutis, a congressional intern who was found dead inside then-Congressman Joe Scarborough’s Florida office in 2001. Klausutis’ death was later attributed to heart problems. There were no allegations of foul play. Scarborough resigned from Congress not long after. Representatives for MSNBC and Scarborough were not immediately available for comment. | |
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| 11-29-17 12:32am - 2599 days | #6 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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I NORMALLY WRITE MY REVIEWS AND COMMENTS INTO A TXT FILE, AND PASTE IT INTO THE PU BOXES. SO IF THE REVIEW OR COMMENT FLIES OFF INTO SPACE, WHICH HAPPENS SOMETIMES, IT'S NOT A BIG PROBLEM: I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL REVIEW OR COMMENT IN MY TXT FILE. BUT SOMETIMES, WITH A SHORT COMMENT, I SKIP THE TXT FILE, AND WRITE DIRECTLY INTO THE PU BOX. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO MY REPLY ABOUT YOUR MENTION OF MURRAY'S BAGELS. A SHORT REPLY, THAT WAS SENT INTO THE AETHER AFTER I HIT THE "ADD REPLY" LINK. I HAD AN UNCLE NAMED MURRAY. SMART, HUMOROUS FELLOW. HIS WIDOW IS STILL ALIVE. SHE'S IN HER NINETIES NOW. NICE LADY. THAT'S WHY YOUR STORY ABOUT MURRAY'S MADE ME RESPOND. I VISITED NYC A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT REMINDED ME OF A GIANT ANT HILL, WITH ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS. LA IS MUCH MORE SPREAD OUT, SO LESS PEOPLE PER SQUARE FOOT. | |
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| 11-28-17 09:01am - 2600 days | #13 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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WOULDN'T THE CAUSE BE THE DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY WHICH ALSO AFFECTED THE PORN INDUSTRY? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PORN SITES WENT UNDER SINCE 2008. MAYBE THE TUBE SITES CONTRIBUTED TO THE EFFECT, BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN THAT LED TO A LOT OF PORN SITES SHUTTING DOWN. INTERNET PORN IS STILL A BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS, I ASSUME. I'M SURPRISED YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF INVESTIGATIVE NEWS ARTICLES ON THE INDUSTRY. NOT PAINTING THE INDUSTRY AS EVIL, BUT JUST THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY, OR A HISTORY OF INTERNET PORN. | |
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| 11-28-17 08:46am - 2600 days | #4 | |
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I THINK THE PU WEBSITE IS SOMETIMES BUGGY. I POSTED A REPLY TO THIS THREAD A FEW MINUTES AGO. WHEN I HIT THE "ADD REPLY" LINK, THE REPLY DISAPPEARED. ANYWAY, FOR THE PRICE OF A BAGEL WITH LOX (AND CREAM CHEESE), YOU CAN BUY A FULL MEAL AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. SO I ONLY INFREQUENTLY HAVE A BAGEL WITH LOX AND CREAM CHEESE. METART IS THE BEST SOFTCORE PHOTO SITE ON THE NET. MASSIVE BACKLOG OF PHOTOSETS, THOUSANDS OF MODELS, MOST OF THEM ATTRACTIVE TO REALLY LOVELY, LOW MEMBERSHIP PRICE, GOOD NAVIGATION, GOOD DOWNLOAD SPEEDS, RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER SUPPORT. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT THE VIDEOS, IN SPITE OF THE GOOD-LOOKING GIRLS, ARE BORING. | |
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| 11-27-17 09:22am - 2601 days | #4 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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THERE IS A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ON FABIAN THYLMANN, THE FOUNDER OF MANWIN(MINDGEEK). IT STATES THAT THYLMANN SOLD HIS STAKE IN THE COMPANY FOR €73 MILLION IN LATE 2013. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. IF THE ARTICLE STATING THAT THE IRISH SUBSCRIPTION WING OF MINDGEEK REPORTED REVENUES OF $427.17 MILLION BETWEEN 2014 AND 2015, THEN UNLESS THYLMANN ONLY OWNED A TINY FRACTION OF THE COMPANY, HE SHOULD HAVE SOLD FOR A FAR LARGER AMOUNT OF CASH. THE ARTICLE THAT LISTS THE IRISH SUBSIDIARY OF MINDGEEK IS: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/9kqp4...re-not-going-to-like | |
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| 11-27-17 08:30am - 2601 days | #3 | |
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I THINK THE ARTICLE IS FASCINATING. https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/9kqp4...re-not-going-to-like AND IT COULD MAKE MINDGEEK ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. MINDGEEK IS ALREADY A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY. BUT IF THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTROL AGE VERIFICATION, AND INCREASE THEIR DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITIES, THEY COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. AND WHAT PROTECTIONS DOES A CONSUMER HAVE ABOUT THE PERSONAL DATA THEY COLLECT? ZERO. THEIR WORD THAT THEY WILL SAFEGUARD THE DATA IN A SAFE AND SECURE MANNER. RIGHT.  IF A TRUMP ADVISOR READS THIS ARTICLE, HE MIGHT SUGGEST THAT TRUMP COULD BROKER A DEAL WHERE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PASSES AN AGE VERIFICATION LAW, FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN. IN RETURN, TRUMP COULD BE A SILENT PARTNER IN MINDGEEK, WHICH APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. LET US ALL JOIN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PORN. AND MAKE SOME REAL MONEY ON THE SIDE, WHILE WE'RE AT IT. CAPITALISM AT ITS FINEST. | |
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| 11-22-17 06:47pm - 2606 days | #4 | |
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THERE ARE SO MANY PORN STARS, IT DIFFICULT TO TRACK THEM ALL I LIKE THEM PETITE OR MEDIUM. SO MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE RILEY REID. I NEVER SAW OR HEARD OF MIA KHALIFA UNTIL YOU MENTIONED HER. | |
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| 11-21-17 02:01pm - 2607 days | #32 | |
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PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A MAN WITH A BIG HEART. NOT ONLY DID HE PARDON TWO TURKEYS ON TUESDAY (FROM BEING SLAUGHTERED FOR THANKSGIVING), BUT TRUMP IS ALSO WILLING TO OVERLOOK ACCUSATIONS ABOUT ROY MOORE PURSUING TEENS WHILE MOORE WAS IN HIS THIRTIES. TRUMP BELIEVES WE NEED MEN LIKE MOORE IN CONGRESS, TO HELP PASS TRUMP'S BILLS. SO HE'S WILLING TO OVERLOOK FALSE ALLEGATIONS THAT MOORE MIGHT BE A MAN OF LOW MORAL CHARACTER. President Trump defends Roy Moore despite misconduct allegations Thomson Reuters Nov 21st 2017 3:55PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump defended embattled U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday, saying the Alabama Republican had denied allegations of sexual misconduct and emphasizing that he did not want Moore's Democratic opponent to win. Trump has previously said that Moore should step aside if the allegations were true. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving Washington for Florida, left open the possibility of campaigning for Moore, saying he would make an announcement on that next week. Trump's position is a break from other national Republicans, who have called on Moore to step aside. Moore's campaign has been in turmoil since the Washington Post published a story detailing the accounts of three women who claim he pursued them while they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. More women have since spoken out with allegations of their own. Moore, 70, has denied any wrongdoing. Reuters has been unable to independently confirm any of the accusations. Before the allegations came to light, Moore was heavily favored to defeat Democrat Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor, in the special election on Dec. 12. Trump said he did not want Jones to win. “We don’t need a liberal person in there, a Democrat." He added: "Roy Moore denies it. That's all I can say. And by the way, he totally denies it." | |
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| 11-21-17 01:45pm - 2607 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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FREE PORN ON YOUTUBE. WATCH HOW TO SEDUCE AN OMELETTE. MY SUGGESTION: DO THIS BEFORE BREAKFAST. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oweOJsgVPec | |
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| 11-21-17 01:38pm - 2607 days | #2 | |
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I THOUGHT VIKINGS WAS A GREAT SERIES. BUT SINCE RAGNAR LOTHBROK (TRAVIS FIMMEL) DIED, I HAVEN'T BEEN WATCHING IT AS MUCH. (IT JUST SEEMED THAT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING IN SUCH A LONG TIME, MY INTEREST HAS WANDERED.) THE KNICK WAS ALSO A GREAT SERIES. YOU GET INVESTED IN A LEAD CHARACTER, AND THEN THEY KILL HIM OFF. GOOD PLOT DEVICE, BUT IT LESSENS MY INTEREST IN A SERIES. BUT THAT'S JUST ME. | |
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| 11-21-17 12:52pm - 2607 days | #31 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
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THIS IS NOT RIGHT. CONGRESS IS TRYING TO WEAKEN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S POWERS. SOME IN CONGRESS ARE PUSHING FOR A BILL THAT WOULD STOP TRUMP FROM BLASTING HIS ENEMIES WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF CONGRESS. WHAT IF TRUMP WANTS TO DESTROY KOREA? (NORTH KOREA, OR MAYBE SOUTH KOREA IF THEY GET IN THE WAY OF HIS FIREPOWER.) TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT. IT IS OUR BOUNDEN DUTY TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT, WHO WILL LEAD OUR COUNTRY BACK TO GREATNESS. AND IF IT TAKES A FEW NUCLEAR BOMBS OR MISSLES TO GET US THERE, SO BE IT! ============ ============ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017...trike-on-north-korea Thursday 26 October 2017 14.06 EDT Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea Julian Borger in Washington Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at preventing Donald Trump from launching a pre-emptive attack on North Korea, as concerns grew about the administration’s failure to explore talks with Pyongyang. Military action over North Korea ‘worst possible option’, says UK diplomat Read more The “No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea” bill is the second legislative attempt to curtail’s Trump power to start a war unilaterally. Earlier this year, a bill was introduced to prohibit the president from ordering a nuclear first strike against a foreign adversary without a declaration of war by Congress, amid concerns over Trump’s belligerent language, erratic behaviour and frequent tweeted threats against other countries. The new legislation prohibiting an attack on North Korea without congressional authority was launched by Democrats John Conyers in the House and Ed Markey in the Senate. It has two Republicans among the 61 backers in the House, but at present no formal Republican backing in the Senate. “As a veteran of the Korean war, I am ashamed that our commander-in-chief is conducting himself in a reckless manner that endangers our troops stationed in South Korea and our regional allies,” Conyers said. “President Trump’s provocative and escalatory rhetoric, with threats to unleash ‘fire and fury’ and ‘totally destroy’ North Korea, cannot be allowed to turn into reality,” Senator Markey said. “As long as President Trump has a Twitter account, we must ensure that he cannot start a war or launch a nuclear first strike without the explicit authorization of Congress.” Ex-intelligence chief: Trump's access to nuclear codes is 'pretty damn scary' Read more The bill’s supporters acknowledge that it will not pass without attracting more Republican support, but they argue that it helps focus attention on the unlimited authority of a US president to order the use of nuclear weapons, many of which can be launched within a few minutes. No official has the power to stop or even delay the launch. Senator Dianne Feinstein, speaking at a conference organised by the Ploughshares Fund, an non-proliferation advocacy group said she once asked a former head of US Strategic Command if he would carry out a launch order even if he knew it was a catastrophically bad decision. “He looked me straight in the eye and said: Yes,” Senator Feinstein recalled. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have reached critical levels since Pyongyang carried out a sixth nuclear test in September and a series of long-range missile tests. Trump has tweeted a series of threats against the regime and declared at the UN in September that he could “totally destroy” North Korea. Meanwhile, Trump and his administration have given mixed signals on whether they would consider any kind of dialogue with Pyongyang, and no overtures appear to have been made in that direction. NBC News reported on Thursday that Joseph Yun, the top American diplomat on North Korean issues, has been warning of a breakdown in diplomatic efforts at meetings in Congress and seeking help in persuading the White House to give negotiations a chance. William Perry, a former US defence secretary and a veteran of the Cuban missile crisis, said there was a rising danger of the US stumbling into a war with North Korea by making Pyongyang think a “decapitation strike” is imminent and panicking it into launching its own nuclear weapons. “What we’re doing is making the regime think they are about to go, so they might as well go out in a blaze of glory,” Perry said, adding that the best thing Congress could do to stop the drift to nuclear war was to pass the Conyers-Markey legislation. “It doesn’t seem now it can be passed, but things can change,” he said. Ted Lieu, the Democratic congressman who co-authored the bill in January to limit the president’s power to launch a first strike said the best recruiter for Republican support was Trump’s behaviour. “Every time the president does something erratic, which is every day, we get more co-sponsors,” Lieu said.  2017 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | |
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| 11-20-17 09:37am - 2608 days | #30 | |
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TRUMP IS A GIANT KILLER. HE TEARS INTO FELLOW REPUBLICAN SENATOR JEFF FLAKE, AS FLAKE SEEMS TO CRITICIZE OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT. ================ Trump tears into Jeff Flake on Twitter after senator says GOP is 'toast' HuffPost US Mary Papenfuss Nov 20th 2017 9:44AM Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) after he was heard over a hot mic saying the Republican Party would be “toast” if it stuck with Trump and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. Trump tweeted Sunday that the political career of “Jeff Flake(y) is “toast,” and called him “unelectable.” The president claimed that Flake was caught “purposely on mike saying bad things about your favorite president.” Trump also said he expects Flake to against the GOP tax reform package. Flake, who announced last month that he won’t seek reelection, took the hot mic issue in stride, saying no one should be surprised by what he said. Flake was talking to the mayor of a Phoenix suburb offstage Friday after a town hall meeting when he said: “If we become the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump we are toast.” The comment, caught on the hot mic, was picked up by ABC affiliate KNXN. “No news here,” Flake tweeted Saturday after his comments began to attract media attention. “I’ve been saying this to anyone who will listen.” Flake hasn’t yet responded to the latest attack (of others) by Trump. Nor has he discussed how he plans to vote on the tax package. In an emotional speech on the Senate floor announcing his retirement, Flake said he would not be “complicit” with the Trump administration. “It is time for our complicity and our accommodation of the unacceptable to end,” he said. ================= | |
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| 11-19-17 09:45pm - 2608 days | #252 | |
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SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE MONTHS BEFORE THERE IS NEWS ON A REQUEST FOR A SITE TO BE LISTED. IT CAN DEPEND ON HOW FAST THE SITE ITSELF RESPONDS TO A REQUEST FROM PU. AND WHAT THE RESPONSE IS. THE PU SYSTEM IS TO ASK A SITE IF IT WANTS TO BE LISTED AT PU: AND SOME SITES EVIDENTLY SAY NO, BECAUSE IT'S TOO SOON FROM THEIR CREATION, OR FOR OTHER REASONS. OR MAYBE THE SITE DOESN'T RESPOND. OR WHATEVER. I ASKED FOR ONE SITE TO BE LISTED BACK IN DECEMBER, I BELIEVE. AND THERE'S BEEN NO NEWS ON THE SITE SINCE. JUST LOST IN THE CRACKS, I GUESS. (NOT COMPLAINING: THE PU STAFF HAS MORE TO DO THAN TRYING TO RUN DOWN EVERY PORN SITE ON THE NET AND GETTING THE PORN SITE APPROVAL FOR A PU LISTING). | |
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| 11-19-17 09:29pm - 2608 days | #2 | |
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ALMOST EVERYONE HAS DOUBTS ABOUT THEMSELVES AT TIMES (EXCEPT FOR OUR GLORIOUS LEADER, PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO PASSES OFF ANY DEFECTS ONTO HIS ENEMIES [ANYONE WHO DOESN'T BOW DOWN TO HIS MAGNIFICENT POWERS]). A LOT OF THE PU MEMBERS PAY FOR PORN. THEY FEEL THEY ARE SUPPORTING THE PORN THEY ENJOY, AND REALIZE THAT PORN COMPANIES WOULD SOON GO BROKE IF THEY HAD NO PAYING CUSTOMERS. BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT FEEL ENTITLED TO FREE PORN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE TUBE SITES ARE AVAILABLE. I FEEL LIKE I'M SUPPORTING THE PORN I ENJOY, WHEN I PAY FOR A MEMBERSHIP. AND IT'S ALSO A LOT EASIER THAN SEARCHING THROUGH TUBE SITES FINDING CONTENT I ENJOY, WHEN I KNOW THAT IF I PAY FOR A MEMBERSHIP AT CERTAIN SITES, I CAN EASILY FIND GOOD PORN. AS FOR LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND PRE-CHECKED CROSS-SALES: THAT'S COMMON IN THE PORN WORLD. I'VE ONLY BEEN DINGED A FEW TIMES WITH PRE-CHECKED CROSS-SALES, BECAUSE I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON EACH JOIN PAGE, SEARCHING FOR THE CROSS-SALES. ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY. BUT POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT RESTRICTED TO PORN COMPANIES: I GET A TELEPHONE QUOTE FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP ON HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FIX A PROBLEM, AND WHEN I GO TO THEM THE NEXT DAY, THE PRICE JUMPS BY $50 OR MORE. SO I DRIVE AWAY AND LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP. I'VE FOUND THAT METART NETWORK HAS THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OF ANY NETWORK OR SITE THAT I'VE JOINED. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY OUT OF YOUR LINE OF INTEREST. BUT EVEN THEY HAVE CROSS-SALES ON THEIR JOIN PAGE. CROSS-SALES ARE PART OF THE SYSTEM. I DON'T LIKE THEM, BUT WE BOTH KNOW TO LOOK OUT FOR THEM SO WE WON'T GET STUNG. GRIN AND BEAR IT. SCREAM A LITTLE, AND THEN MOVE ON. EASIER SAID THAN DONE, BUT LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO LET THESE POTHOLES DAMAGE OUR ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. (A SENTIMENT I NEED TO APPLY TO MYSELF, AS WELL.)    | |
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| 11-17-17 10:51am - 2611 days | #29 | |
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The Washington Post The Plum Line Opinion This remarkable, angry exchange between senators unmasks the GOP’s tax-cut lies By Greg Sargent November 17 at 10:30 AM THE MORNING PLUM: Late last night, just before the Finance Committee passed the Senate’s version of the tax bill slashing taxes on corporations and the rich, a remarkable moment unfolded that perfectly captured the GOP’s whole handling of the tax debate — in all its dishonesty, misdirection and bottomless bad faith. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) engaged in extended sparring with committee chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) over who would benefit from the Senate bill, with Brown insisting that it fundamentally represents a tax cut for the rich and not the middle class. This drew an enraged response from Hatch, even though Brown’s argument was 100 percent correct: Tense exchange between Hatch and Brown over tax cuts Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) had a tense exchange during a markup of the GOP tax bill on Nov. 16. (Senate Finance Committee) Brown’s reference to an amendment offered by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) at the beginning of the exchange is crucial to what transpired. That amendment would undo the tax cuts on corporations if wages don’t grow. The Senate bill would cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent — permanently — and one of President Trump’s and the GOP’s chief stated rationales is that the move will unleash massive wage growth. The amendment called the GOP’s bluff for messaging purposes. ADVERTISING And it worked. Indeed, Brown’s questioning of this Republican argument is exactly what ticked Hatch off. Brown claimed that “this tax cut really is not for the middle class, it’s for the rich,” and that the GOP argument about tax cuts on corporations leading to higher wages is just a “good selling point.” Brown pointed out: “Companies don’t just give away higher wages just because they have more money. Corporations are sitting on a lot of money now. They’re sitting on a lot of profits now. I don’t see wages going up. Just spare us the bank shots.” All this made Hatch angry. “I come from the poor people,” Hatch said. “And I’ve been here working my whole stinkin’ career for people who don’t have a chance. And I really resent anybody saying that I’m just doing this for the rich. Give me a break. I think you guys overplay that all the time, and it gets old. And frankly, you ought to quit it.” When Brown pushed back by suggesting that previous tax cuts for the rich haven’t produced the results Republicans are once again predicting, Hatch silenced him. Now, Hatch was probably angered by the questioning of his motive — the idea that Republicans are disingenuously packaging a tax cut for the wealthy and corporations as a tax cut for the middle class. But whatever is in Hatch’s heart, this is exactly what the Senate bill does. It front-loads the benefits for non-wealthy people by making its various tax preferences and its cuts to individual income tax rates temporary and subject to expiration while making the corporate rate cuts permanent. It also ties tax brackets to an alternative inflation measure in a way that will result in out-year tax increases for everyone but the top 1 percent. The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation has concluded that in 2027, most poor and working-class people will see a tax hike, while upper-income earners (who benefit from corporate tax cuts) continue to pay less. Hatch, as other Republicans, claims to have “no intention” of raising taxes on lower-income people, meaning Congress will renew their tax cuts later. The suggestion otherwise got Hatch angry. But there is zero guarantee that this will happen, and indeed, this claim actually ratifies the objections of Brown and Democrats. It reveals in a backdoor way that the whole reason for making all these provisions temporary is to pay for permanent tax cuts on corporations, which is necessary to comply with the procedural need to avoid raising the deficit later. Indeed, the bill’s repeal of the individual mandate is also designed to cut health spending on less-fortunate people precisely to fund those corporate tax cuts — which shows, as Brian Beutler points out, that this bill partly represents another version of the massively regressive Obamacare repeal efforts that have already been defeated, this one just in a new packaging of grift. As it happens, there is good reason to doubt Hatch’s motives — or, at least, those of the GOP more broadly. Multiple Republicans have admitted on the record that if Republicans don’t pass these tax cuts, their donors will stop giving them money. If Republicans wanted to cut taxes for the middle class, they could cut taxes for the middle class and remain within deficit and procedural constraints by limiting the bill’s massive giveaway to their corporate donors, which would not necessitate hiking middle-class taxes later. Yet Republicans aren’t doing that. Hatch claimed that pointing this out “gets old.” But this week’s Quinnipiac poll finds that Americans say by 59 percent to 33 percent that the GOP plan favors the rich at the expense of the middle class, which means they are on to the GOP game. The bottom line is that Brown engaged with Hatch’s substantive case for the cuts by insisting they aren’t going to produce the wage growth Republicans promise, which happens to be an argument supported by many economists. But Hatch angrily shut him down anyway with an outpouring of high dudgeon about his own background and a mighty swing of his little wooden gavel. * TAX BILL FACES TOUGH ROAD IN SENATE: While the Senate Finance Committee passed the Senate version of the tax-cut bill last night, the legislation still faces a difficult path in the full upper chamber, as The Post reports: The gap between the measure’s treatment of corporations and individuals has given moderates pause. … Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) this week reiterated her stance that it’s “a mistake” to attempt to alter the health-care law as part of the tax effort. Several other GOP senators, including Bob Corker (Tenn.), John McCain (Ariz.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), have yet to declare their support for the bill. The basic problem: If you make moderates happy by doing away with the expiration of the tax cuts for individuals, you blow up the deficit, and deficit hawks Corker and McCain probably won’t go for that. | |
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| 11-17-17 10:26am - 2611 days | #28 | |
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The Washington Post Politics Analysis What Trump has said about assault allegations against Franken, Moore, Clinton — and himself By Philip Bump November 17 at 9:59 AM Senators call for ethics probe after allegations against Franken Senators from both parties call for an ethics probe into Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after Leeann Tweeden said he “forcibly kissed” and groped her in 2006. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde, Alice Li, Rhonda Colvin/Photo: Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Hours after Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) acknowledged his inappropriate behavior toward radio host Leeann Tweeden, President Trump added his thoughts. The “Lesley Stahl tape” is a reference to a 1995 New York magazine article in which Franken, then a writer on “Saturday Night Live,” is described as advocating a joke about raping the CBS journalist. The allegations against Franken landed at a particularly fraught moment, one in which claims of sexual harassment and assault are increasingly common — and increasingly acknowledged as legitimate. Tweeden’s story emerged in post-Harvey-Weinstein America, just as the Senate race in Alabama has been roiled by more serious allegations against Republican candidate Roy Moore, including by two women who were under the age of 18 at the time that they say Moore touched them inappropriately. Trump, though, has been quiet about the allegations against Moore. Through his press secretary, the president has said that the allegations against Moore are “troubling” and that, if proven to be true, he should leave the Senate race. Asked on Thursday how the allegations might be proven to be true, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that it “should be determined possibly by a court of law” — which, of course, won’t happen by next month’s election. She left the final judgment to “the people of Alabama . . . not the president, whether they want Roy Moore to support them in the Senate.” Trump offered no tweets about Moore after the allegations emerged. Before The Post revealed the first of the stories involving Moore, Trump tweeted his congratulations to the candidate, saying that he “sounds like a really great guy.” The president has also been the target of allegations about inappropriate behavior that emerged last year during the presidential race. The Weinstein revelations marked a tipping point that led a number of the president’s accusers to wonder how Trump had managed to avoid similar scrutiny. More than a dozen women have come forward with stories describing unwanted touching or kissing by Trump. Trump’s response to those allegations has been consistent: The claims are untrue or have been “disproved” (which is not true). Trump denied the allegations regularly during the campaign. All of those comments were before Election Day last year. As we noted last month, television news coverage moved on from the allegations against Trump to the WikiLeaks documents and the letter from FBI Director James B. Comey. The White House has addressed the allegations since Trump was inaugurated. At a news conference last month, Trump again dismissed the charges out-of-hand. “All I can say is it’s totally fake news,” he said. “It’s just fake. It’s fake. It’s made-up stuff, and it’s disgraceful what happens. But that happens in the world of politics.” A few weeks later, Sanders was asked if “the official White House position” was that all of the women alleging inappropriate behavior were lying. “Yeah, we’ve been clear on that from the beginning,” Sanders said, “and the president’s spoken on it.” There were other allegations that Trump preferred to talk about during 2016: those against Bill Clinton. In the wake of the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump described groping women without their consent, Trump and his campaign began to focus on Clinton’s behavior. Before the second presidential debate, Trump invited three women who said they’d been assaulted by Clinton or had a relationship with him to join him for a news conference. He tweeted repeatedly about Clinton, including, at one point, retweeting Juanita Broaddrick who has accused Clinton of raping her (and who participated in the news conference). It’s worth noting that this was a dramatic shift from how Trump spoke about the allegations against Clinton during the late 1990s. How Trump changed his tune about Bill Clinton's sex scandals In 1998, Trump called one of Bill Clinton's accusers a 'loser' (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) ABC News reported on a 1998 exchange between Trump and Fox News’s Neil Cavuto. Trump called the accusers against Clinton “a terrible group of people,” and said that he didn’t “necessarily agree with his victims, his victims are terrible.” Clinton, Trump said, “is really a victim himself. But he put himself in that position.” “The whole group, Paula Jones, Lewinsky, it’s just a really unattractive group,” Trump said. “I’m not just talking about physical.” But, asked if it would be better if they were all supermodels, Trump said, “I think at least it would be more pleasant to watch.” That, of course, was before attacking Clinton was politically useful for him. In a speech in Ambridge, Pa. on Oct. 10, 2016, Trump excoriated Bill and Hillary Clinton on the subject. “The hypocrisy of the media and our politicians is hard to believe,” he said. “They condemn my words, but they ignore and defend the — and this is the way it is — the reprehensible actions of Hillary and Bill Clinton that have destroyed and hurt so many lives.” Two days later, the New York Times reported the first allegations against Trump. washingtonpost.com 1996-2017 The Washington Post | |
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| 11-14-17 10:51am - 2614 days | #3 | |
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BURK SHARPLESS AND MATT SAZAMA JUST WROTE THE SCRIPT FOR MORBIUS THE LIVING VAMPIRE MOVIE FOR SONY. MORBIUS IS A FOE OF SPIDER-MAN. BURK SHARPLESS AND MATT SAZAMA WROTE DRACULA UNTOLD FOR UNIVERSAL. THE ALSO WROTE THE LAST WITCH HUNTER AND GODS OF EGYPT. IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOLLYWOOD. DRACULA UNTOLD WAS SET UP AS THE START OF THE UNIVERSAL REBOOT OF MONSTER SERIES. DRACULA UNTOLD HAD A PRODUCTION BUDGET OF $70 MILLION AND PERFORMED POORLY AT THE U.S. BOX OFFICE. SO UNIVERSAL SWEPT THE MOVIE UNDER THE RUG AND SAID THAT THE MUMMY, WITH TOM CRUISE, WOULD BE THE START OF THE MONSTER UNIVERSE REBOOT. EXCEPT THEAT THE MUMMY (WITH TOM CRUISE), PRODUCTION BUDGET $125 MILLION, DID U.S. BOX OFFICE OF $80 MILLION, WHICH WAS AN EVEN BIGGER DISAPPOINTMENT THAN DRACULA UNTOLD. THE LAST WITCH HUNTER (VIN DIESEL), PRODUCTION BUDGET $90 MILLION -- AND GODS OF EGYPT, PRODUCTION BUDGET $140 MILLION, WERE EVEN BIGGER FLOPS. AND YET, THE STUDIOS KEEPS HIRING THESE WRITERS FOR THEIR BIG BUDGET MOVIES. IT'S LIKE THE STUDIOS WANT TO LOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE. Edited on Nov 15, 2017, 02:30am | |
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| 11-14-17 10:22am - 2614 days | #2 | |
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THE NEW JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE WILL BE SPECTACULAR. FANS ARE RAVING ABOUT THE NEW COSTUMES FOR THE WOMEN: SMALL BRA TOPS AND BOTTOMS THAT RESEMBLE BIKINIS SO TAKE A BREAK FROM PORN AND WATCH THIS MOVIE: SEE IF IT WILL FILL YOUR DAILY DOSE OF REQUIRED LIBIDO. ============= ============= The Wrap ‘Justice League’ Amazonian Bikinis Have Twitter in Uproar: ‘Men Ruin Everything’ The women warriors of Themyscira get a costume change Ashley Boucher | November 14, 2017 @ 9:12 AM Wonder Woman Sequel WB For those lucky enough to have already seen “Justice League,” one detail stood out, and it didn’t have to do with the much-discussed re-shoots, CGI or larger DC Universe as a whole. The costumes worn by the Amazon women are noticeably different than they were in “Wonder Woman,” and viewers are afire online with discussions about how the change represents differences in the male and female gaze. In “Wonder Woman,” directed by Patty Jenkins, the costumes were designed by Lindy Hemming, and covered the Amazons’ torsos with armor. In “Justice League,” directed by Zach Snyder, the costumes were designed by Michael Wilkinson. And while Wilkinson’s outfits keep a similar Gladiator vibe, they feature small bra tops and bottoms that some say more closely resemble bikinis than what you’d want to wear into battle. Fans were quick to agree with critics who have already seen the movie and tweeted out pictures of the outfits. “The Amazon’s outfits in Justice League do nothing practical! All they do is perpetrate rape culture. Make sure WB and DC get the message. #notwhatwarriorswear,” one Twitter user said. “I’m glad we have those new amazon outfits for #JusticeLeague because now there’s visual evidence of what happens when you don’t have diversity behind the scenes, in the process of creating a story,” another tweeted. One observer joked about the outfits needing to be skimpier because of climate change. “Men ruin everything,” another quipped. Other fans argued the bikini look still isn’t justified, even though the Amazons in “Justice League” are from a different time period than “Wonder Woman.” They still could have been more covered up, they said. | |
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| 11-13-17 06:15am - 2615 days | #27 | |
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I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MY CABLE COMPANY. ON THE ENVELOPE OF THE LETTER IS PRINTED THE WORDS: "OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE", MAKING ME THINK IT WAS FROM A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL. THE LETTER WAS ADDRESS TO: "MY PERSONAL NAME OR CURRENT RESIDENT". THE LETTER INSIDE WAS AN OFFER TO UPGRADE MY CURRENT CABLE MEMBERSHIP TO A BUNDLE INCLUDING TV, TELEPHONE, AND INTERNET. IF MY CABLE COMPANY CAN IDENTIFY THEIR LETTERS AS "OFFICIAL", I GUESS THAT I CAN DO THAT AS WELL. SO FROM NOW ON, PLEASE REGARD ALL MY POSTS/REVIEWS/COMMENTS/WHATEVER AT PU AS "OFFICIAL", AND READ THEM WITH HONESTY AND REVERENCE.   | |
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| 11-13-17 04:15am - 2615 days | #26 | |
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https://www.thewrap.com/kellyanne-conway...bs-her-by-the-irony/ The Wrap Kellyanne Conway Says Public Officials Who Mistreat Women Should ‘Step Aside,’ Twitter Grabs Her by the Irony “Kellyanne Conway calls for Trump to resign,” reads one response Tim Kenneally | November 12, 2017 @ 2:54 PM Kellyanne Conway Been feeling a little irony-deficient lately? Allow Kellyanne Conway to fix that for you. Donald Trump counselor Conway caught viewers’ attention Sunday while appearing on ABC’s “This Week” to discuss, among other things, the sexual misconduct accusations surrounding Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore. While Conway neglected to say whether she felt Moore was guilty of the misconduct, she did condemn the actions that have been attributed to Moore by his accusers, allowing that it should disqualify one from public office. “This conduct should be disqualifying; I look around and I say, ‘Is this the best we can do?'” Conway said during the interview. “The conduct as described is not just offensive and disgusting, it disqualifies anyone who’s done it from holding public office,” Conway continued. “So let me go a little step farther … If there’s anyone currently in public office who has behaved that way to any girl or woman, maybe they should step aside. Because in a country of 330 million people, we ought to be able to do better than this.” Of course, this utterance was coming from someone who works for a man who in 2005 was caught on a hot microphone discussing his approach to women, telling then-“Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush, “I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything … Grab ‘em by the p-ssy.” Twitter didn’t even wait to pounce on Conway’s words. “Kellyanne Conway calls for Trump to resign,” wrote one Twitter wag. “Irony is dead: Kellyanne Conway says anyone in office who committed sexual assault should resign,” weighed in another. “Ok @KellyannePolls just heard you on ABC this am say anyone who sexually assaults children & women should not be in office,” read another Twitter response. “Trump admitted he sexually assaulted women, confirming what ppl have said. Why is he in office?” Maybe that’s a question Conway can answer during her next appearance on “This Week.” | |
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| 11-13-17 04:06am - 2615 days | #7 | |
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WHEN IS A COST NOT A COST? WHEN IS A PROFIT NOT A PROFIT? HOLLYWOOD ACCOUNTING, EXPLAINED: https://www.thewrap.com/mad-max-fury-roa...-bros-over-earnings/ Director George Miller Sues Warner Bros Over ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Earnings Dispute is whether or not the film’s “final net cost” came under budget, which would have resulted in a $7 million bonus for Miller’s production company Rosemary Rossi | November 12, 2017 @ 2:37 PM Director George Miller is suing Warner Bros. over earnings from the 2015 hit “Mad Max: Fury Road,” The Sydney Morning Herald reports. “Simply put, we are owed substantial earnings for diligent and painstaking work which spanned over 10 years in development of the script and preparation and three years in production of the movie,” Miler’s production company, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, said. “That hard work resulted in a picture which found wide acclaim globally.” It added: “We would much prefer to be making movies with Warner Bros than litigating with them but, after trying for over a year, we were unable to reach a satisfactory resolution and have now had to resort to a lawsuit to sort things out.” Warner Bros responded: “We disagree and will vigorously defend against these claims.” According to The Herald, Justice David Hammerschlag said that Miller’s agreement with Warner Bros. regarding the making of “Fury Road” included the condition that Kennedy Miller Mitchell would receive a $7 million bonus if “the final net cost” of the movie came in under $157 million, minus promotional costs and such. It also included the stipulation that if Warner Bros. wanted to seek additional financing, it would have to first approach Miller’s production company for the chance to provide the funds. “On [Warner Bros’] calculations, ‘Mad Max’ went over budget,” Justice Hammerschlag said. “If these calculations are right, [Kennedy Miller Mitchell] does not get a bonus.” | |
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| 11-13-17 03:50am - 2615 days | #25 | |
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WHY PUT THIS ARTICLE IN THE TRUMP THREAD? BECAUSE THE ARTICLE MENTIONS OUR PRESIDENTIAL LEADER, DONALD TRUMP, AS "p—y-grabber-in-chief in the White House." WHICH SEEMS LIKE A FAIR DESCRIPTION OF OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT. https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-panic-...ein-louis-ck-spacey/ The Wrap Hollywood Panics as Post-Harvey Housecleaning Continues It’s a new day and the rules that prevailed for decades are out the window. Zero tolerance for sexual misconduct is the order of the day Sharon Waxman | November 12, 2017 @ 7:10 PM why masturbate in front of women hollywood Harvey Weinstein, Louis CK, James Toback, Brett Ratner No one dares leave their email for more than a few minutes. God forbid they miss the latest report of sexual perversion, or the latest project to be canceled because of a new accusation. Moment by moment, hour by hour, bad actors (by which I mean Bad Actors) are being exposed and excised from the Hollywood body politic like cancerous growths. Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, Louis C.K., the accusations come fast and the consequences faster. Harvey was dumped by every organization in the entertainment industry including the Motion Picture Academy but it took more than a week. ADVERTISING Also Read: Hollywood Hair-Trigger: 11 Films and TV Shows Impacted by Sexual Harassment Accusations (Photos) I Love You Daddy I Love You Daddy Louis CK By the time last Friday rolled around, Louis C.K. — whose skeevy behavior apparently did not include rape — was fired by more Holllywood entertainment companies in 24 hours than he had monologue jokes. HBO, Netflix, FX, Universal Pictures and The Orchard all declared him persona non grata — down to removing his old shows from streaming platforms — even though the guy apologized. It’s a new day and the rules that prevailed for decades are out the window. Zero tolerance for sexual misconduct is the order of the day, with Rose McGowan leading the revolutionary army. (Or, as she calls it, #RoseArmy.) But now, admitting wrongdoing and promising to change is not sufficient anymore. Louis C.K. tried that and it didn’t help him. Prosecution and due process is completely irrelevant. If you’re accused, best to pack your bags. Panic at what seems like a certain hysteria is gripping the industry. Also Read: 'Arrow,' 'The Flash' Executive Producer Suspended Over Sexual Harassment Accusation Those still undiscovered — the other bad actors — inwardly cringe and figure out how to get out of town for that urgent meeting in Shanghai. Everybody else is wondering — what is happening? What just happened? Friends from far-off places and family call to earnestly ask: Why now? Why the avalanche of accusations, why the roaring rejection by companies, why the seeming lack of distinction between obnoxious flirting, a too-insistent proposition and rape? I will tell you why. It’s because — if I may speak for all womankind — women are over this s—. Because for too many decades, there has been a cold disconnect between publicly stated values of gender equality and this seedy behavior toward women. For too long, women were afraid to come forward because they felt they would be disbelieved. Some of them figured they may as well take the money and shut up, since that was the best they could hope for. Then Bill Cosby — beloved Bill Cosby — was revealed to be an abuser of contemptible proportions, for decades, while we publicly adored him. (He’s not been convicted of anything at this time, but raise your hand if you think three dozen women are lying.) Also Read: George Takei 'Shocked and Bewildered' by Sexual Assault Claims Donald Trump Billy Bush Access Hollywood Then Donald Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tape was released, and decent people thought it would disqualify him for the presidency. And it didn’t. Now we have a p—y-grabber-in-chief in the White House. What we are seeing today is the pent-up rage of women disrespected and disbelieved, objectified sexually and expected to take it in stride, honey — not just in Hollywood but across the spectrum of Western society. And the collateral damage includes the movies that were made by the now-pariah people, TV projects now put on hold. Awards-season movies that Weinstein can’t release. Sundance titles they’ll never champion. This means innocent peoples’ jobs and liveihoods, this has implications for shareholders of media and entertainment companies. The ripple effects will continue for months. It’s a different day in Hollywood, that’s for sure. I don’t know where this ends up. I can’t help but feel that contemporary porn culture, contemporary dating culture — all those years of obsessing over male pleasure instead of authentic sexual connection — has something to do with it. What I know is that this isn’t ending anytime soon. The cleaning of Hollywood’s house continues. | |
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| 11-12-17 06:20pm - 2616 days | #24 | |
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PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOWS HE IS ABOVE NAME-CALLING IN CONTEST WITH NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews The Washington Post WorldViews Analysis North Korean insults to U.S. leaders are nothing new — but Trump’s deeply personal reactions are By Adam Taylor November 11 at 11:30 PM In a string of tweets fired off Sunday morning from Hanoi, Vietnam, President Trump responded with sarcastic insults to a recent message from the North Korean government that had referred to him as “old.” “Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and fat?' " Trump wrote in his tweet, referring to the leader of North Korea's ruling dynasty. “Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend — and maybe someday that will happen!” The message marks an unusually personal escalation of the tensions between the United States and North Korea over Pyongyang's weapons program. It is also another sign of the change in rhetoric used to address North Korea since Trump took office: Though North Korea has long been known for hurling bellicose insults at world leaders, rarely have those world leaders responded in kind. Of course, Trump is a not your average world leader. The current president is a pugnacious social-media user often willing to respond with his own harsh words when he feels wronged. As a spokeswoman for his wife, Melania Trump, put it earlier this year, when Trump is attacked, “he will punch back 10 times harder.” Whether this instinct to hit back could help his self-described efforts toward becoming Kim's friend in the future — or harm them — is unclear. Trump attacks 'depraved' North Korean regime President Trump harshly criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the United Nations on Sept. 19, calling him “Rocket Man” and threatening to “totally destroy North Korea” if need be. (The Washington Post) The North Korean message that aggrieved Trump was released Saturday by the country's Foreign Ministry and described Trump's 12-day tour of Asia as “a warmonger's trip for confrontation with our country, trying to remove our self-defensive nuclear deterrent.'' The statement also said the “reckless remarks by an old lunatic like Trump will never scare us or stop our advance.” The North Korean government has insulted Trump personally numerous times. Its state-run media has run a number of unflattering descriptions of Trump, including the memorable use of the word “dotard” in September. It has frequently referred to Trump as “old” and accused him of being a “war maniac” and a “lunatic.” These insults come at a time of heightened tension between Washington and Pyongyang. North Korea has pushed ahead with its weapons program over the past few months, conducting a number of long-range missile tests, plus a nuclear bomb test, since Trump took office. However, the insults also fit into a long tradition of insulting American leaders. In 2014, the U.S. government criticized a lengthy racist screed published by North Korea's State-run Korean Central News Agency that had referred to President Barack Obama as a “dirty fellow,” among other things. In recent years, North Korea has also insulted former secretaries of state John F. Kerry (“hideous lantern jaw”) and Hillary Clinton (both a “schoolgirl” and a “pensioner"), while the entire administration of President George W. Bush was referred to as “a bunch of tricksters and political imbeciles.” The Americans have not responded with their own public insults, though Bush did privately call Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, a “pygmy” in 2002, according to reports at the time. Trump's descriptions of North Korea's current leader have varied, and he has even been positive at times — describing him as a “pretty smart cookie” in April. But as tensions with North Korea have escalated, so too has the harshness of the American president's rhetoric, with Trump dismissively referring to Kim as “Little Rocket Man” and warning of “fire and fury” if North Korean threats continued — a statement that perhaps inadvertently echoed North Korean propaganda. Some had worried that Trump would use similarly personal and angry language while in South Korea last week and run the risk of inciting the North. However, though his speech to South Korea's National Assembly was deeply critical of North Korea, it was less bombastic and more measured than his previous statements. That speech was drawn up carefully with the input of others in Trump's administration. Trump, however, is a famously impulsive tweeter. Worse still for both sides, the insults may hit sensitive spots. Trump is the oldest first-term president in U.S. history and more than twice the age of the North Korean leader. Meanwhile, Kim's height is estimated to be 5-foot-7, and he is rumored to suffer health problems due to his weight. Adam Taylor writes about foreign affairs for The Washington Post. Originally from London, he studied at the University of Manchester and Columbia University. Follow @mradamtaylor | |
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