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Any suggestions that Putin destroyed his own pipeline were so absurd that even the Left-leaning press couldn't really report on the White House's bullshit for very long and keep a straight face. So they just quietly let the story disappear.
Never mind that this was an outright act of war by the USA/NATO. Never mind that it was the greatest act of ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM in the history of mankind. The "Green New Deal" Party and its propogandists just hoped we'd forget about it.
THIS is what really happened though. It wasn't just a "pro-Ukrainian group," but actually a covert operation by the US Navy. This bombshell was reported by Seymour Hersh 4 weeks ago.
Hersh is about as reliable a reporter as anyone could ask for in this case. 85 years old, Left-leaning himself (longtime reporter for the New York Times and New Yorker), and most famous for single-handedly exposing the My Lai Massacre coverup in 1969, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
Any suggestions that Putin destroyed his own pipeline were so absurd that even the Left-leaning press couldn't really report on the White House's bullshit for very long and keep a straight face. So they just quietly let the story disappear.
Never mind that this was an outright act of war by the USA/NATO. Never mind that it was the greatest act of ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM in the history of mankind. The "Green New Deal" Party and its propogandists just hoped we'd forget about it.
THIS is what really happened though. It wasn't just a "pro-Ukrainian group," but actually a covert operation by the US Navy. This bombshell was reported by Seymour Hersh 4 weeks ago.
Hersh is about as reliable a reporter as anyone could ask for in this case. 85 years old, Left-leaning himself (longtime reporter for the New York Times and New Yorker), and most famous for single-handedly exposing the My Lai Massacre coverup in 1969, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
[Post edited 7 Mar 2023 20:22]
China threatening conflict with US now I see, 3rd World War is coming just a matter of time
China threatening conflict with US now I see, 3rd World War is coming just a matter of time
Yep, with their new alliance with Russia (thanks for that, Joe Biden), China is now an exponentially more dangerous threat the West has faced since WWII.
The former USSR was a backwards, bankrupt disaster with nuclear weapons. China, on the other hand, has the means to literally take over the world.
Yep, with their new alliance with Russia (thanks for that, Joe Biden), China is now an exponentially more dangerous threat the West has faced since WWII.
The former USSR was a backwards, bankrupt disaster with nuclear weapons. China, on the other hand, has the means to literally take over the world.
There'll be no winners in the new World War though.
Any suggestions that Putin destroyed his own pipeline were so absurd that even the Left-leaning press couldn't really report on the White House's bullshit for very long and keep a straight face. So they just quietly let the story disappear.
Never mind that this was an outright act of war by the USA/NATO. Never mind that it was the greatest act of ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM in the history of mankind. The "Green New Deal" Party and its propogandists just hoped we'd forget about it.
THIS is what really happened though. It wasn't just a "pro-Ukrainian group," but actually a covert operation by the US Navy. This bombshell was reported by Seymour Hersh 4 weeks ago.
Hersh is about as reliable a reporter as anyone could ask for in this case. 85 years old, Left-leaning himself (longtime reporter for the New York Times and New Yorker), and most famous for single-handedly exposing the My Lai Massacre coverup in 1969, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
[Post edited 7 Mar 2023 20:22]
That's hardly a bombshell.
He seems to base that entire report on one source.
The entire notion doesn't make any sense. Nord stream 2 never delivered any gas to Europe. Germany could buy gas via Nord stream 1 right now if they wanted to.
I have no idea who blew nord stream 2 up, but what would the US achieve by doing so?
He seems to base that entire report on one source.
The entire notion doesn't make any sense. Nord stream 2 never delivered any gas to Europe. Germany could buy gas via Nord stream 1 right now if they wanted to.
I have no idea who blew nord stream 2 up, but what would the US achieve by doing so?
What would the US achieve by blowing up Nord Stream 2? According to the embarrassing dolt who is occupying the White House, it was apparently retribution for invading Ukraine.
Now whenever anyone tries to brow beat me about saving the planet, I ask them if they voted for the guy who ordered the worst environmental terrorist act in the history of our planet.
He seems to base that entire report on one source.
The entire notion doesn't make any sense. Nord stream 2 never delivered any gas to Europe. Germany could buy gas via Nord stream 1 right now if they wanted to.
I have no idea who blew nord stream 2 up, but what would the US achieve by doing so?
Yep, with their new alliance with Russia (thanks for that, Joe Biden), China is now an exponentially more dangerous threat the West has faced since WWII.
The former USSR was a backwards, bankrupt disaster with nuclear weapons. China, on the other hand, has the means to literally take over the world.
and yet you seem to have supported a previous POTUS who was strongly alleged to have been a puppet of Putin , even to the point of willing to reject widely held US foreign policy views and align himself with the Kremlin on everything from Russian interference in US elections to the war in Syria.
nowt strange as strange folks ,folks
"In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master."
and yet you seem to have supported a previous POTUS who was strongly alleged to have been a puppet of Putin , even to the point of willing to reject widely held US foreign policy views and align himself with the Kremlin on everything from Russian interference in US elections to the war in Syria.
nowt strange as strange folks ,folks
"Strongly alleged" - yet completely false, like all the bullshit thrown at Trump the last 7 years.
The fact of the matter is that Putin wouldn't have had the balls to invade Ukraine if Trump was still POTUS.
It's no accident that Russia invaded Ukraine the first time when Obama was POTUS (and was caught on a hot mike telling a Putin aid to relay the message that he'd have "more flexibility" with Russia after his re-election). Then, peace for four years. Then, Biden is installed as POTUS and the invasion happens in just barely a year.
And if Trump was a Putin puppet, why did he implement sanctions to peacefully prevent Putin from finishing the pipeline (as opposed to blowing it up and creating an environmental disaster)? Those sanctions, of course, were rescinded the week Biden took office, and construction on the pipeline resumed almost immediately.
At least that explains why Hunter Biden received $3.5 million from the wife of the Mayor of Moscow - a woman with close ties to Putin. While the BIden's owe a lot more to Ukraine for the bribes received from them, that doesn't stop them from also taking them from Russia, China, and any other foreign government ready to "invest" in the Biden family.
"Strongly alleged" - yet completely false, like all the bullshit thrown at Trump the last 7 years.
The fact of the matter is that Putin wouldn't have had the balls to invade Ukraine if Trump was still POTUS.
It's no accident that Russia invaded Ukraine the first time when Obama was POTUS (and was caught on a hot mike telling a Putin aid to relay the message that he'd have "more flexibility" with Russia after his re-election). Then, peace for four years. Then, Biden is installed as POTUS and the invasion happens in just barely a year.
And if Trump was a Putin puppet, why did he implement sanctions to peacefully prevent Putin from finishing the pipeline (as opposed to blowing it up and creating an environmental disaster)? Those sanctions, of course, were rescinded the week Biden took office, and construction on the pipeline resumed almost immediately.
At least that explains why Hunter Biden received $3.5 million from the wife of the Mayor of Moscow - a woman with close ties to Putin. While the BIden's owe a lot more to Ukraine for the bribes received from them, that doesn't stop them from also taking them from Russia, China, and any other foreign government ready to "invest" in the Biden family.
[Post edited 7 Mar 2023 23:01]
Absolute horse droppings. All Trump ever did was fellate autocrats, he would have rolled over like a good little fool and provided nothing for the defence against an invading aggressor.
It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan
"Officials who have reviewed the intelligence said they believed the saboteurs were most likely Ukrainian or Russian nationals, or some combination of the two. U.S. officials said no American or British nationals were involved."
"Officials who have reviewed the intelligence said they believed the saboteurs were most likely Ukrainian or Russian nationals, or some combination of the two. U.S. officials said no American or British nationals were involved."
Edit to add link to NYT article used for yahoo story.
[Post edited 8 Mar 2023 0:26]
I trust the account and accuracy of Seymour Hersh over that one. The real story could be somewhere in between.
But Hersh has been dialed in to the US military and government for 55 years, and his next bad report will be his first. Again, he broke something known in American and Vietnamese history as the My Lai massacre/cover up. Long story short, Hersh's reporting was a small, later (1969) turning point in that whole clusterbleep.
Since then, he's reported on Watergate and a bunch of other huge stuff, including the tortures carried out by the CIA in Iraq in 2004.
Nord Stream 2 blown up in summer 2022.
7 months of nothing, then Hersh report comes out that could start WWIII.
3 WEEKS LATER "Ukrainian" saboteurs fall on the sword.
"Strongly alleged" - yet completely false, like all the bullshit thrown at Trump the last 7 years.
The fact of the matter is that Putin wouldn't have had the balls to invade Ukraine if Trump was still POTUS.
It's no accident that Russia invaded Ukraine the first time when Obama was POTUS (and was caught on a hot mike telling a Putin aid to relay the message that he'd have "more flexibility" with Russia after his re-election). Then, peace for four years. Then, Biden is installed as POTUS and the invasion happens in just barely a year.
And if Trump was a Putin puppet, why did he implement sanctions to peacefully prevent Putin from finishing the pipeline (as opposed to blowing it up and creating an environmental disaster)? Those sanctions, of course, were rescinded the week Biden took office, and construction on the pipeline resumed almost immediately.
At least that explains why Hunter Biden received $3.5 million from the wife of the Mayor of Moscow - a woman with close ties to Putin. While the BIden's owe a lot more to Ukraine for the bribes received from them, that doesn't stop them from also taking them from Russia, China, and any other foreign government ready to "invest" in the Biden family.
[Post edited 7 Mar 2023 23:01]
Just goes to show how corrupt your politicians are , and as I'm sure you've heard many times before the standard of candidates for the position of president leaves a lot to be desired .
"In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master."
Just goes to show how corrupt your politicians are , and as I'm sure you've heard many times before the standard of candidates for the position of president leaves a lot to be desired .
Don't think we can chuck stones at the US for their political choices, seeing what we've had over the last 5 yrs or more, Tea pot calling the Kettle springs to mind.
Don't think we can chuck stones at the US for their political choices, seeing what we've had over the last 5 yrs or more, Tea pot calling the Kettle springs to mind.
We don't elect geriatrics to high office or re circulate the same old names time after time. Biden in his 80s, Dettol Donnie will be in his 80s. Our pm is in his 40s and Scotland may get a leader who is 32
We don't elect geriatrics to high office or re circulate the same old names time after time. Biden in his 80s, Dettol Donnie will be in his 80s. Our pm is in his 40s and Scotland may get a leader who is 32
And? What's age got to do with anything, age is just a number it doesn't mean they aren't liars, less corrupt or less useless. So what's your point exactly?
Absolute horse droppings. All Trump ever did was fellate autocrats, he would have rolled over like a good little fool and provided nothing for the defence against an invading aggressor.
Wow, a classic example of extreme Trump Derangement Symptom if ever there was one.
What you dont understand is that Trump Derangement Symptom is what you suffer from. It is wel documented how he sucked up to autocrats.
Quote "All Trump ever did was fellate autocrats" What Trump actually did
ï‚· One of the President’s first actions after taking office was withdrawing the United States from the terrible Trans-Pacific Partnership, which incentivized outsourcing. ï‚· In 2017, the Administration oversaw 82 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. ï‚· President Trump is holding China accountable for its unfair trade practices, such as the theft of intellectual property, by imposing tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods. ï‚· Following President Trump’s successful meeting with President Xi in Buenos Aires, both agreed to conduct negotiations over 90 days to address the United States concerns. ï‚· American steel and aluminum jobs are coming back following President Trump’s tariffs to protect domestic industries that are vital to national security. ï‚· President Trump imposed tariffs to protect American-made washing machines and solar products that were hurt by import surges. UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY: President Trump is rolling back costly and burdensome regulations to unleash America’s incredible energy resources. ï‚· After years of stifling regulation under the last Administration, President Trump is unleashing America’s energy potential. ï‚· America is the largest crude oil producer in the world and production has hit a record high. ï‚· President Trump’s policies are helping to boost American energy exports. ï‚· The Administration has streamlined Liquefied Natural Gas terminal permitting. ï‚· In 2017, the United States became a net natural gas exporter for the first time in 60 years. ï‚· American coal exports increased by more than 60 percent in 2017. ï‚· President Trump is expanding access to our country’s abundant natural resources. ï‚· The President signed legislation to open up energy exploration in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. ï‚· In July 2018, the Department of the Interior announced it would hold the largest oil and gas lease sale in history. ï‚· In 2017, the Administration approved construction of the Dakota Access pipeline and the cross border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. ï‚· The Administration issued permits for the New Burgos Pipeline that will export American petroleum products to Mexico. ï‚· The President has ended the war on coal, cutting Obama-era regulations such as the “Stream Protection Rule” which was estimated to cost industries $81 million a year. ï‚· President Trump is replacing the Clean Power Plan, a flawed Obama-era regulation that the Supreme Court ordered halted. ï‚· President Trump rescinded the hydraulic fracturing rule, which was expected to cost the oil and gas industry $32 million per year. ï‚· The Trump Administration curbed the burdensome Obama-era rule on methane, saving American energy developers hundreds of millions of dollars in regulatory costs. EXPANDING OPTIONS FOR QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE: President Trump is expanding access to affordable healthcare choices and taking action to lower drug prices. ï‚· President Trump’s Administration is working to provide Americans with affordable alternatives to Obamacare. ï‚· The Administration expanded short-term, limited duration health insurance plans that are expected to be nearly 50 percent cheaper than unsubsidized Obamacare plans. ï‚· President Trump has expanded association health plans, allowing more employers to join together across State lines and affordably offer coverage to their employees. ï‚· The Administration proposed a reform to Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) regulations that will give consumers more freedom to purchase benefits that fit their needs. ï‚· Roughly 800,000 employers are expected to provide HRAs for more than 10 million employees once the rule finalized. ï‚· Americans have more healthcare freedom thanks to the President signing legislation that ended Obamacare’s individual mandate penalty. ï‚· While healthcare premiums had been steadily increasing as a result of Obamacare, the average benchmark exchange premium will decline for the first time in 2019 thanks to President Trump’s policies. ï‚· Next year, Americans will benefit from more insurer participation on the exchanges. ï‚· Medicare Advantage plans offer more benefit options than ever before, and average premiums in 2019 will be 6 percent lower than in 2018. ï‚· President Trump launched an unprecedented campaign to drive down drug prices, leading more than a dozen drug manufactures to enact price freezes, reductions, or rollbacks. ï‚· In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a record number of generic drugs, breaking the previous record set by the Administration in 2017. ï‚· The FDA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 generic drug approvals are expected to bring nearly $9 billion in savings in 2017 alone. ï‚· President Trump signed legislation eliminating contractual gag clauses that stopped pharmacists from informing patients about lower drug prices. ï‚· The President put forth an initiative to stop global freeloading that drives up prices for American patients. ï‚· The Administration provided Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans with new negotiating tools to drive down drug costs for American patients. ï‚· The Administration implemented reforms to the amount Medicare pays hospitals for drugs that are purchased under the 340B program, saving seniors $320 million in 2018. ï‚· President Trump signed “Right to Try” legislation to expand access to experimental treatments for terminally ill patients. ï‚· The First Step Act will help prepare inmates to successfully rejoin society, reducing recidivism and improving community safety. ï‚· This legislation includes commonsense sentencing reforms that will make our Federal justice system fairer while keeping violent criminals and sex offenders off our streets. ï‚· Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule to align grant regulations with current nondiscrimination laws. The announcement stresses that “the federal government [should] not infringe on religious freedom in its operation of HHS grant programs and [seeks to] address the impact of regulatory actions on small entities.” The move reverses an Obama-era rule and allow religious adoption agencies that turn away gay couples to receive federal funding. The goal of the new rule is to directly aid faith-based adoption agencies, which often receive federal grants and have been defending themselves against accusations of discrimination. PROTECTING THE INNOCENT: President Donald J. Trump is taking a stand against human trafficking, dedicating our Government’s full resources towards fighting this repulsive crime. ï‚· The President signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S. 1862) which tightens criteria for whether countries are meeting standards for eliminating trafficking. ï‚· He signed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (H.R. 1865), overnight this shut down the most common websites used to sell and abuse victims in America. ï‚· President Trump signed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, authorizing $430 million to fight sex and labor trafficking. He also signed the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which strengthens programs supporting survivors and resources for combating modern slavery. ï‚· The President signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (S. 1312), establishing new prevention, prosecution, and collaboration initiatives to bring human traffickers to justice. ï‚· In September 2017, Ivanka Trump and Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan joined more than 20 world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly for a global call to end modern slavery and to announce the State Department’s $25 million grant to the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery. ï‚· In February 2017, the President signed Executive Order 13773, “Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking,” which directed the United States government to identify, interdict, disrupt, and dismantle the transnational criminal organizations that engage in human trafficking. ENFORCING OUR LAWS AND SECURING OUR BORDERS: From the first day of his Administration, President Trump has worked to uphold the rule of law and secure our borders. ï‚· President Trump released an immigration framework that would fix our broken immigration system through merit-based reform and provide the resources needed to secure our border. ï‚· This includes closing the legal loopholes that enable illegal immigration, ending chain migration, and eliminating the visa lottery. ï‚· President Trump secured funding to begin building the wall and construction has already begun in areas along the southern border. ï‚· President Trump deployed the military to assist in securing the southern border. ï‚· President Trump and his Administration took action to require aliens seeking asylum to go to a port of entry to make their claim. ï‚· Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 17,256 criminals and 1,019 gang members in FY 2018. ï‚· ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 158,581 aliens in FY 2018, an 11 percent increase from FY 2017. ï‚· 90 percent of those arrested had criminal convictions, pending charges, or had been issued final orders of removal. ï‚· ICE ERO increased removals by 13 percent in FY 2018 to 256,086, the majority of whom were convicted criminals. ï‚· Removals of convicted criminal aliens increased by 14 percent from FY 2017. ï‚· Nearly 6,000 known or suspected gang members were removed in FY 2018, a 9 percent increase from FY 2017. ï‚· The Department of Justice prosecuted a record number of criminal immigration offenses in FY 2018, and increased the number of prosecutions for illegal entry by 84 percent over FY 2017. ï‚· Immigration courts are now completing more cases than at any point since 2011. ï‚· President Trump kept his promise by launching the office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) within the Department of Homeland Security. ï‚· The Administration has more than doubled the number of jurisdictions participating in the 287(g) program, which enables State and local law enforcement to aid immigration enforcement. ï‚· President Trump has made our country safer by ordering the enhanced vetting of individuals entering from countries that do not meet our security standards. ï‚· These procedures were upheld in a June 2018 Supreme Court ruling. REBUILDING AMERICA’S MILITARY FORCE: President Trump is rebuilding our military and defending America’s interests across the world. ï‚· President Trump ended the devastating defense cuts of the past Administration and has secured historic investments to rebuild our military. ï‚· President Trump signed legislation providing $700 billion for defense in FY 2018 and $716 billion in FY 2019. ï‚· President Trump is supporting America’s men and women in uniform, securing the largest military pay raise in nearly a decade. ï‚· The President issued a new National Security Strategy to keep America safe from all threats. ï‚· The Administration has also released new strategies specific to cybersecurity, biodefense, counterterrorism, and weapons of mass destruction terrorism. ï‚· President Trump directed the first whole-of-government assessment of United States manufacturing and defense supply chains since the Eisenhower Administration. ï‚· President Trump initiated the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, improving United States deterrence policy and existing capabilities to counter nuclear threats. ï‚· President Trump empowered our military commanders with broad authority in order to take the fight to ISIS, and the results are clear. ï‚· ISIS has lost nearly all of its territory, more than half of which has been liberated since President Trump took office. ï‚· All of ISIS’ territory in Iraq was successfully liberated. ï‚· ISIS’ self-proclaimed capital city Raqqah has been recaptured. ï‚· ISIS’ territorial caliphate has been defeated and President Trump has announced that he is bringing America’s troops in Syria home. ï‚· President Trump announced a new Iran strategy to confront all of Iran’s malign activities and withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran nuclear deal. ï‚· All sanctions that had been lifted or waived under the Iran deal have been reimposed. ï‚· The Administration has sanctioned more than 160 individuals tied to the regime’s support of terrorism, ballistic missile program, human rights abuses, and more. ï‚· President Trump took decisive military action to respond to the barbaric use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime. ï‚· President Trump directed strikes in response to the regime’s chemical weapons attacks in April 2017 and April 2018. ï‚· The Trump Administration has also rolled out sanctions targeting those tied to Syria’s chemical weapons program. ï‚· President Trump is strengthening America’s cyber defense and directed the elevation of the United States Cyber Command into a major warfighting command. ï‚· The President announced that the Department of Defense will work to create a Space Force to serve as an independent branch of the United States military. RESTORING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ABROAD: President Trump is restoring American leadership on the world stage and advancing an America first agenda. ï‚· President Trump held an historic summit with Chairman Kim Jong-Un, bringing beginnings of peace and denuclearization to the Korean Peninsula. ï‚· Since the summit, the leaders have exchanged letters and high-level officials from both countries have met. ï‚· Because of the President’s actions, North Korea has halted nuclear and missile tests. ï‚· The remains of POW/MIA service members from the Korean War are being returned to the United States. ï‚· Prior to the summit, President Trump’s leadership helped secure the passage of historic UN sanctions on North Korea. ï‚· President Trump followed through on his promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy there. ï‚· President Trump withdrew the United States from the UN Human Rights Council due to its bias against Israel. ï‚· The Administration made clear that it does not accept the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over Americans and will continue to protect America’s sovereignty. ï‚· President Trump has successfully advocated for cutting waste at the UN. ï‚· Changes made to the organization’s structure allowed the UN to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from their budget, while making the organization more efficient. ï‚· The President’s leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has encouraged members to increase their defense spending and realign the Alliance’s priorities. ï‚· In 2017 alone, there was an increase of more than 4.8 percent in defense spending among NATO allies. ï‚· President Trump convinced the Alliance to strengthen counterterrorism activities, and NATO formally joined the coalition to defeat ISIS. ï‚· President Trump’s Administration is working to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through investments and partnerships. ï‚· President Trump has imposed tough sanctions on the corrupt regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. ï‚· President Trump has taken tough action to combat Russia’s malign activities, including Russia’s efforts to undermine United States elections. ï‚· The Administration has imposed sanctions on more than 200 individuals and entities related to Russia’s destabilizing activities. ï‚· The Trump Administration has enhanced support for Ukraine’s defense by stepping up sales of weapons to its military. ï‚· The Trump Administration has secured the release of numerous American citizens held abroad, including Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey, Josh Holt from Venezuela, and more. ï‚· President Trump attended G20 summits in Argentina and Germany, where he promoted American First policies and encouraged closer cooperation. ï‚· In 2017, President Trump conducted tours through Asia to promote America’s interests. HONORING AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO OUR VETERANS: President Trump is honoring America’s commitment to our veterans by ensuring they receive the quality care they have earned. ï‚· President Trump secured a record $73.1 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide quality medical care for our veterans. ï‚· This funding included $8.6 billion for mental health services, $400 million for opioid abuse prevention, $206 million for suicide prevention, and more. ï‚· The President signed the VA MISSION Act, revolutionizing that VA healthcare system and reforming numerous services for our veterans. ï‚· This legislation will consolidate and reform existing programs to give eligible veterans better access to healthcare providers in their communities. ï‚· Thanks to this legislation, eligible veterans will have access to walk-in community clinics that offer immediate, local care. ï‚· President Trump and his Administration have expanded access to telehealth services for veterans, including through the “Anywhere to Anywhere” VA health care initiative. ï‚· President Trump issued an executive order requiring the Administration to improve access to mental health treatment and suicide prevention resources for veterans. ï‚· President Trump signed the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, making it easier to fire failing employees and protect whistleblowers. ï‚· Under President Trump, the VA has removed, demoted, or suspended more than 4,300 employees for poor performance. ï‚· President Trump signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, streamlining the process used by veterans when appealing benefits claims. ï‚· President Trump fulfilled his promise to create a new White House VA Hotline to provide veterans with 24/7 support. ï‚· The VA is providing veterans with online access to wait time and quality of care data. ï‚· The President signed the Forever GI Bill, providing veterans, service members, and their families with enhanced education benefits. ï‚· Last year, programs at the VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development helped more than 51,000 veterans find permanent housing and access supportive services. TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT: President Trump has followed through on his pledge to transform the Federal Government and increase accountability and transparency. ï‚· President Trump’s Administration submitted a plan to reorganize the executive branch in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness. ï‚· In a historic show of transparency and accountability, the Trump Administration completed the Department of Defense’s first ever audit. ï‚· The President implemented a five-year ban on lobbying for White House employees and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign countries. ï‚· Each quarter since taking office, President Trump has donated his salary, fulfilling a promise he made to the American people. ï‚· As of December 1, 2019, President Donald Trump had made 164 Article III judicial appointments–2 supreme court justices, 48 appellate court judges, 112 district court judges, and 2 judges on the Court of International Trade. 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But don't let a few facts get in the way of your prejudice.
And? What's age got to do with anything, age is just a number it doesn't mean they aren't liars, less corrupt or less useless. So what's your point exactly?
Quote "All Trump ever did was fellate autocrats" What Trump actually did
ï‚· One of the President’s first actions after taking office was withdrawing the United States from the terrible Trans-Pacific Partnership, which incentivized outsourcing. ï‚· In 2017, the Administration oversaw 82 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. ï‚· President Trump is holding China accountable for its unfair trade practices, such as the theft of intellectual property, by imposing tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods. ï‚· Following President Trump’s successful meeting with President Xi in Buenos Aires, both agreed to conduct negotiations over 90 days to address the United States concerns. ï‚· American steel and aluminum jobs are coming back following President Trump’s tariffs to protect domestic industries that are vital to national security. ï‚· President Trump imposed tariffs to protect American-made washing machines and solar products that were hurt by import surges. UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY: President Trump is rolling back costly and burdensome regulations to unleash America’s incredible energy resources. ï‚· After years of stifling regulation under the last Administration, President Trump is unleashing America’s energy potential. ï‚· America is the largest crude oil producer in the world and production has hit a record high. ï‚· President Trump’s policies are helping to boost American energy exports. ï‚· The Administration has streamlined Liquefied Natural Gas terminal permitting. ï‚· In 2017, the United States became a net natural gas exporter for the first time in 60 years. ï‚· American coal exports increased by more than 60 percent in 2017. ï‚· President Trump is expanding access to our country’s abundant natural resources. ï‚· The President signed legislation to open up energy exploration in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. ï‚· In July 2018, the Department of the Interior announced it would hold the largest oil and gas lease sale in history. ï‚· In 2017, the Administration approved construction of the Dakota Access pipeline and the cross border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. ï‚· The Administration issued permits for the New Burgos Pipeline that will export American petroleum products to Mexico. ï‚· The President has ended the war on coal, cutting Obama-era regulations such as the “Stream Protection Rule” which was estimated to cost industries $81 million a year. ï‚· President Trump is replacing the Clean Power Plan, a flawed Obama-era regulation that the Supreme Court ordered halted. ï‚· President Trump rescinded the hydraulic fracturing rule, which was expected to cost the oil and gas industry $32 million per year. ï‚· The Trump Administration curbed the burdensome Obama-era rule on methane, saving American energy developers hundreds of millions of dollars in regulatory costs. EXPANDING OPTIONS FOR QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE: President Trump is expanding access to affordable healthcare choices and taking action to lower drug prices. ï‚· President Trump’s Administration is working to provide Americans with affordable alternatives to Obamacare. ï‚· The Administration expanded short-term, limited duration health insurance plans that are expected to be nearly 50 percent cheaper than unsubsidized Obamacare plans. ï‚· President Trump has expanded association health plans, allowing more employers to join together across State lines and affordably offer coverage to their employees. ï‚· The Administration proposed a reform to Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) regulations that will give consumers more freedom to purchase benefits that fit their needs. ï‚· Roughly 800,000 employers are expected to provide HRAs for more than 10 million employees once the rule finalized. ï‚· Americans have more healthcare freedom thanks to the President signing legislation that ended Obamacare’s individual mandate penalty. ï‚· While healthcare premiums had been steadily increasing as a result of Obamacare, the average benchmark exchange premium will decline for the first time in 2019 thanks to President Trump’s policies. ï‚· Next year, Americans will benefit from more insurer participation on the exchanges. ï‚· Medicare Advantage plans offer more benefit options than ever before, and average premiums in 2019 will be 6 percent lower than in 2018. ï‚· President Trump launched an unprecedented campaign to drive down drug prices, leading more than a dozen drug manufactures to enact price freezes, reductions, or rollbacks. ï‚· In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a record number of generic drugs, breaking the previous record set by the Administration in 2017. ï‚· The FDA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 generic drug approvals are expected to bring nearly $9 billion in savings in 2017 alone. ï‚· President Trump signed legislation eliminating contractual gag clauses that stopped pharmacists from informing patients about lower drug prices. ï‚· The President put forth an initiative to stop global freeloading that drives up prices for American patients. ï‚· The Administration provided Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans with new negotiating tools to drive down drug costs for American patients. ï‚· The Administration implemented reforms to the amount Medicare pays hospitals for drugs that are purchased under the 340B program, saving seniors $320 million in 2018. ï‚· President Trump signed “Right to Try” legislation to expand access to experimental treatments for terminally ill patients. ï‚· The First Step Act will help prepare inmates to successfully rejoin society, reducing recidivism and improving community safety. ï‚· This legislation includes commonsense sentencing reforms that will make our Federal justice system fairer while keeping violent criminals and sex offenders off our streets. ï‚· Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule to align grant regulations with current nondiscrimination laws. The announcement stresses that “the federal government [should] not infringe on religious freedom in its operation of HHS grant programs and [seeks to] address the impact of regulatory actions on small entities.” The move reverses an Obama-era rule and allow religious adoption agencies that turn away gay couples to receive federal funding. The goal of the new rule is to directly aid faith-based adoption agencies, which often receive federal grants and have been defending themselves against accusations of discrimination. PROTECTING THE INNOCENT: President Donald J. Trump is taking a stand against human trafficking, dedicating our Government’s full resources towards fighting this repulsive crime. ï‚· The President signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S. 1862) which tightens criteria for whether countries are meeting standards for eliminating trafficking. ï‚· He signed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (H.R. 1865), overnight this shut down the most common websites used to sell and abuse victims in America. ï‚· President Trump signed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, authorizing $430 million to fight sex and labor trafficking. He also signed the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which strengthens programs supporting survivors and resources for combating modern slavery. ï‚· The President signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (S. 1312), establishing new prevention, prosecution, and collaboration initiatives to bring human traffickers to justice. ï‚· In September 2017, Ivanka Trump and Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan joined more than 20 world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly for a global call to end modern slavery and to announce the State Department’s $25 million grant to the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery. ï‚· In February 2017, the President signed Executive Order 13773, “Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking,” which directed the United States government to identify, interdict, disrupt, and dismantle the transnational criminal organizations that engage in human trafficking. ENFORCING OUR LAWS AND SECURING OUR BORDERS: From the first day of his Administration, President Trump has worked to uphold the rule of law and secure our borders. ï‚· President Trump released an immigration framework that would fix our broken immigration system through merit-based reform and provide the resources needed to secure our border. ï‚· This includes closing the legal loopholes that enable illegal immigration, ending chain migration, and eliminating the visa lottery. ï‚· President Trump secured funding to begin building the wall and construction has already begun in areas along the southern border. ï‚· President Trump deployed the military to assist in securing the southern border. ï‚· President Trump and his Administration took action to require aliens seeking asylum to go to a port of entry to make their claim. ï‚· Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 17,256 criminals and 1,019 gang members in FY 2018. ï‚· ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 158,581 aliens in FY 2018, an 11 percent increase from FY 2017. ï‚· 90 percent of those arrested had criminal convictions, pending charges, or had been issued final orders of removal. ï‚· ICE ERO increased removals by 13 percent in FY 2018 to 256,086, the majority of whom were convicted criminals. ï‚· Removals of convicted criminal aliens increased by 14 percent from FY 2017. ï‚· Nearly 6,000 known or suspected gang members were removed in FY 2018, a 9 percent increase from FY 2017. ï‚· The Department of Justice prosecuted a record number of criminal immigration offenses in FY 2018, and increased the number of prosecutions for illegal entry by 84 percent over FY 2017. ï‚· Immigration courts are now completing more cases than at any point since 2011. ï‚· President Trump kept his promise by launching the office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) within the Department of Homeland Security. ï‚· The Administration has more than doubled the number of jurisdictions participating in the 287(g) program, which enables State and local law enforcement to aid immigration enforcement. ï‚· President Trump has made our country safer by ordering the enhanced vetting of individuals entering from countries that do not meet our security standards. ï‚· These procedures were upheld in a June 2018 Supreme Court ruling. REBUILDING AMERICA’S MILITARY FORCE: President Trump is rebuilding our military and defending America’s interests across the world. ï‚· President Trump ended the devastating defense cuts of the past Administration and has secured historic investments to rebuild our military. ï‚· President Trump signed legislation providing $700 billion for defense in FY 2018 and $716 billion in FY 2019. ï‚· President Trump is supporting America’s men and women in uniform, securing the largest military pay raise in nearly a decade. ï‚· The President issued a new National Security Strategy to keep America safe from all threats. ï‚· The Administration has also released new strategies specific to cybersecurity, biodefense, counterterrorism, and weapons of mass destruction terrorism. ï‚· President Trump directed the first whole-of-government assessment of United States manufacturing and defense supply chains since the Eisenhower Administration. ï‚· President Trump initiated the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, improving United States deterrence policy and existing capabilities to counter nuclear threats. ï‚· President Trump empowered our military commanders with broad authority in order to take the fight to ISIS, and the results are clear. ï‚· ISIS has lost nearly all of its territory, more than half of which has been liberated since President Trump took office. ï‚· All of ISIS’ territory in Iraq was successfully liberated. ï‚· ISIS’ self-proclaimed capital city Raqqah has been recaptured. ï‚· ISIS’ territorial caliphate has been defeated and President Trump has announced that he is bringing America’s troops in Syria home. ï‚· President Trump announced a new Iran strategy to confront all of Iran’s malign activities and withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran nuclear deal. ï‚· All sanctions that had been lifted or waived under the Iran deal have been reimposed. ï‚· The Administration has sanctioned more than 160 individuals tied to the regime’s support of terrorism, ballistic missile program, human rights abuses, and more. ï‚· President Trump took decisive military action to respond to the barbaric use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime. ï‚· President Trump directed strikes in response to the regime’s chemical weapons attacks in April 2017 and April 2018. ï‚· The Trump Administration has also rolled out sanctions targeting those tied to Syria’s chemical weapons program. ï‚· President Trump is strengthening America’s cyber defense and directed the elevation of the United States Cyber Command into a major warfighting command. ï‚· The President announced that the Department of Defense will work to create a Space Force to serve as an independent branch of the United States military. RESTORING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ABROAD: President Trump is restoring American leadership on the world stage and advancing an America first agenda. ï‚· President Trump held an historic summit with Chairman Kim Jong-Un, bringing beginnings of peace and denuclearization to the Korean Peninsula. ï‚· Since the summit, the leaders have exchanged letters and high-level officials from both countries have met. ï‚· Because of the President’s actions, North Korea has halted nuclear and missile tests. ï‚· The remains of POW/MIA service members from the Korean War are being returned to the United States. ï‚· Prior to the summit, President Trump’s leadership helped secure the passage of historic UN sanctions on North Korea. ï‚· President Trump followed through on his promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy there. ï‚· President Trump withdrew the United States from the UN Human Rights Council due to its bias against Israel. ï‚· The Administration made clear that it does not accept the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over Americans and will continue to protect America’s sovereignty. ï‚· President Trump has successfully advocated for cutting waste at the UN. ï‚· Changes made to the organization’s structure allowed the UN to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from their budget, while making the organization more efficient. ï‚· The President’s leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has encouraged members to increase their defense spending and realign the Alliance’s priorities. ï‚· In 2017 alone, there was an increase of more than 4.8 percent in defense spending among NATO allies. ï‚· President Trump convinced the Alliance to strengthen counterterrorism activities, and NATO formally joined the coalition to defeat ISIS. ï‚· President Trump’s Administration is working to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through investments and partnerships. ï‚· President Trump has imposed tough sanctions on the corrupt regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. ï‚· President Trump has taken tough action to combat Russia’s malign activities, including Russia’s efforts to undermine United States elections. ï‚· The Administration has imposed sanctions on more than 200 individuals and entities related to Russia’s destabilizing activities. ï‚· The Trump Administration has enhanced support for Ukraine’s defense by stepping up sales of weapons to its military. ï‚· The Trump Administration has secured the release of numerous American citizens held abroad, including Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey, Josh Holt from Venezuela, and more. ï‚· President Trump attended G20 summits in Argentina and Germany, where he promoted American First policies and encouraged closer cooperation. ï‚· In 2017, President Trump conducted tours through Asia to promote America’s interests. HONORING AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO OUR VETERANS: President Trump is honoring America’s commitment to our veterans by ensuring they receive the quality care they have earned. ï‚· President Trump secured a record $73.1 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide quality medical care for our veterans. ï‚· This funding included $8.6 billion for mental health services, $400 million for opioid abuse prevention, $206 million for suicide prevention, and more. ï‚· The President signed the VA MISSION Act, revolutionizing that VA healthcare system and reforming numerous services for our veterans. ï‚· This legislation will consolidate and reform existing programs to give eligible veterans better access to healthcare providers in their communities. ï‚· Thanks to this legislation, eligible veterans will have access to walk-in community clinics that offer immediate, local care. ï‚· President Trump and his Administration have expanded access to telehealth services for veterans, including through the “Anywhere to Anywhere” VA health care initiative. ï‚· President Trump issued an executive order requiring the Administration to improve access to mental health treatment and suicide prevention resources for veterans. ï‚· President Trump signed the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, making it easier to fire failing employees and protect whistleblowers. ï‚· Under President Trump, the VA has removed, demoted, or suspended more than 4,300 employees for poor performance. ï‚· President Trump signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, streamlining the process used by veterans when appealing benefits claims. ï‚· President Trump fulfilled his promise to create a new White House VA Hotline to provide veterans with 24/7 support. ï‚· The VA is providing veterans with online access to wait time and quality of care data. ï‚· The President signed the Forever GI Bill, providing veterans, service members, and their families with enhanced education benefits. ï‚· Last year, programs at the VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development helped more than 51,000 veterans find permanent housing and access supportive services. TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT: President Trump has followed through on his pledge to transform the Federal Government and increase accountability and transparency. ï‚· President Trump’s Administration submitted a plan to reorganize the executive branch in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness. ï‚· In a historic show of transparency and accountability, the Trump Administration completed the Department of Defense’s first ever audit. ï‚· The President implemented a five-year ban on lobbying for White House employees and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign countries. ï‚· Each quarter since taking office, President Trump has donated his salary, fulfilling a promise he made to the American people. ï‚· As of December 1, 2019, President Donald Trump had made 164 Article III judicial appointments–2 supreme court justices, 48 appellate court judges, 112 district court judges, and 2 judges on the Court of International Trade. 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But don't let a few facts get in the way of your prejudice.
Hey up! The Copy and Paste function is alive and kicking, dear me!
If you say so. Let's get back to the Nord 2 and the Yanks backpeddaling and stating, they don't believe it was Russia that did it, which you were adamant they were behind it.
It's basically deflection by the yanks to take the heat off the fact they probably did it.They can't blame Russian anymore, because they know only the really naive believed it.Of course, we will never really know, as nobody will own up to it. Biden say they shut down the pipeline and then it getting blown up is pretty damming I think.
Almost 800 million tons of methane into the atmosphere. If that isn't terrorism then what is? Never mind, we can plant a few million trees to counteract this
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