2016: A Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the US & heighten security risks for the US.
Trump cd also start a trade war, hurt trade w/ MX/Allies & be a godsend to terrorist recruiters in the ME
Our media must do better
What’s wrong?
The media doesn’t treat Trump like they did PBO.
They don’t treat domestic white nationalist terrorism like “real” terrorism, & they don’t treat Republicans as responsible for Trump’s moral insanity
Witnesses describe hitting the ground, hiding in a portable tiki bar & blood everywhere
El Paso death toll at 22
Off-duty soldier carryied kids to safety from El Paso rampage
Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre
This is the gun control legislation @senatemajldr won't allow senators to vote on:
House of Reps passed H.R. 8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.
This bill passed 240-190, with 8 GOP joining almost all DEM to vote for the bill.
India's gov’t has said it plans to revoke the part of the constitution that gives Indian-adm’d Kashmir special privileges—unrest expected.
Russia Built A Floating Nuclear Power Plant, Now It's Making An Arctic Journey Despite 'Chernobyl' Comparisons
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Mass shootings like the one in El Paso should be condemned by America’s leaders as terrorism.
nytimes.com/2019/08/04/opi…
Judge Walton said he had “some concerns” about trying to reconcile public statements Trump and AG William Barr have made about the report with the actual content of the report itself.
politico.com/story/2019/08/…
Farmers fight to save their land in rural Minnesota as trade war intensifies
Farm bankruptcies rise as Trump’s trade war grinds on
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A deal with Genentech points the way for 23andMe, the personal genetics company backed by Facebook’s Yuri Milner & Google Ventures to become a weaponized DNA mining tool.
Trust Facebook & Google?😱
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What’s wrong?
The media doesn’t treat Trump like they did PBO.
They don’t treat domestic white nationalist terrorism like “real” terrorism, & they don’t treat Republicans as responsible for Trump’s moral insanity
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
reuters.com/article/us-nor…
washingtonpost.com/politics/how-d…
At least half a dozen Venezuelans linked to government officials purchased Trump condominiums in New York City and South Florida prior to Trump becoming president.
H/T @mtylr23
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Witnesses describe hitting the ground, hiding in a portable tiki bar and blood everywhere
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One person was killed, according to a source. The Russian Defense Ministry has dismissed this information
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Trump suggests El Paso and Dayton shooting response should include hardline immigration reform
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The move is expected to spark unrest.
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The bank plans to leave by January 2020 amid claims that it was involved in a $230 billion money laundering scandal.
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These were Deutsche’s activities in the run-up to the global financial crisis.
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nytimes.com/2019/08/05/us/…
⚠️Russian lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev said that "those who place missiles automatically & willingly become a nuclear target w/ several minutes of flight time"
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He will be replaced by Noel Quinn on an interim basis
Bank also announced second-quarter earnings, buyback plans
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Politcal leaders placed under house arrest as crisis worsens
Extra troops, evacuating pilgrims and tourists raises fears
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House of Reps passed H.R. 8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.
This bill passed 240-190, with 8 Republicans joining almost all DEM to vote for the bill.
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The problem with traditional conservatives is that they’re too anti-government to fulfill Thiel’s vision.
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With carbon emissions soaring, initiatives to study and develop geoengineering technologies are gaining traction as a potential last resort.
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Some of President Trump’s re-election ads have repeated his inflammatory claims abt an “invasion” on the southern border — language that is under scrutiny after the El Paso shooting.
nytimes.com/2019/08/05/us/…
The Last Surviving Chained Libraries
H/T @pinche_pi
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Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges
Oops! Meant this one:
@ChristopWFisher @mikes_booh
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I am reeling from the horrific news—all of it. This weekend was a travesty perpetrated & exacerbated by the despicable hate spewing monster Trump is aided & abetted by the subversive GOP.
I blame the media too for looping trump’s abusive & dehumanizing spew x1000.
#NutShellReport
#ThePatriotTimes
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August 5, 2019
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