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October 16, 2019

50 US Nukes now held hostage by Turkey.


Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion

White House officials scrambling to retrieve weapons of mass destruction, reports say


An estimated 50 US nuclear bombs are effectively being held hostage in Turkey as Washington attempts to find a diplomatic way of responding to the country’s invasion of Syria, officials are reported to have warned.

The withdrawal of American troops from northern Syria – creating a power vacuum that has allowed Turkey and Russia to move into the region and displace Washington’s Kurdish allies – has caused international outcry.

And as even his supporters accuse the White House of betraying its allies, Donald Trump has been forced to escalate his opposition to Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, threatening to “destroy” his counterpart's economy and contract America’s alliance with Ankara.

However, the rapid pace of withdrawal and the tumultuous decline of relations between the two countries has left administration officials scrambling to find a plan for the nuclear weapons stored under American control at the shared Incirlik Air Base in south east Turkey, reports said.

Officials from the State Department and Energy Department, which manages Washington's nuclear arsenal, met at the weekend to consider how they might retrieve an estimated fifty tactical nuclear weapons held at the site, according to The New York Times.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-syria-us-nuclear-weapons-bombs-trump-war-isis-kurds-a9158416.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1w1W_Uta-rDt9ZsIlqaJMnrtu55BfdiZxy7qvipSE44TD-nX7Ni1U6o5E#Echobox=1571233715

October 15, 2019

Tonight's Dem debate:

CNN and NYT will both livestream it on their home pages:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/politics/how-to-watch-democratic-debate/index.html

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"It will air exclusively on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español, and will stream on CNN.com's homepage and NYTimes.com's homepage. The debate will also stream live on the following Facebook Pages: CNN, CNN International, CNN Politics, CNN Replay, AC360 and Erin Burnett OutFront.

"In addition, the debate will be available across mobile devices via CNN's and New York Times' apps for iOS and Android, via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV, SiriusXM Channels 116, 454 and 795, the Westwood One Radio Network and National Public Radio. You can also ask Amazon's Alexa to play the debate, and the voice-controlled assistant will play the audio of the debate."

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October 15, 2019

Not a peep lately from Barr....

Anyone else notice?

October 4, 2019

Will it ever be possible to find out the contents of the password protected server?

Seems it would be one hellava "smoking gun."

September 26, 2019

I used to work for a sociopath.

They only ever think the problem is that they got caught, not what they did....

September 7, 2019

House panel to take formal steps on impeachment probe next week

It may not be happening fast enough for some, but they're following the necessary procedures....


https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/house-panel-impeachment-probe-steps/index.html


(CNN)The House Judiciary Committee is prepared to vote next week on a resolution laying out the procedures for its investigation now that it is actively considering moving to impeach President Donald Trump, a major step toward formalizing its sweeping probe, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort.

The vote, which is expected to occur on Wednesday, will lay out the ground rules for conducting hearings now that the committee has publicly announced it is considering recommending articles of impeachment against Trump. It is expected to follow the precedent set in 1974 over the committee's procedures during then-President Richard Nixon's impeachment proceedings.
Sources told CNN on Friday that the resolution is expected to spell out that Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, has the authority to call hearings at either the full committee or subcommittee level in connection with its impeachment deliberations.

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August 21, 2019

Trump isn't crazy. He's signalling to The Epoch Times.

If anyone watched Rachel M. last night, they were informed that The Epoch Times is a group out of China who is now trying to become mainstream media in the US. They have bought the most online advertising in favor of Trump, next to the Trump re-election campaign itself. They are a spiritual organization that believes Trump was "sent" or "chosen" (sound familiar?) to destroy Communism via his trade war, which will thereby stop the persecution they are being subjected to by the Chinese government.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-qanon-impending-judgment-day-behind-facebook-fueled-rise-epoch-n1044121

https://www.businessinsider.com/epoch-times-pro-trump-facebook-ads-2019-8

https://theweek.com/speedreads/860152/news-outlet-reportedly-spending-millions-protrump-ads-hopes-hell-destroy-chinas-communist-party

April 19, 2019

Dems 2020 need to run on healthcare and anti-corruption.

And they need to use the term, "anti-corruption," not some watered-down version like "cleaning up Washington" or "draining the swamp." Let's start pressing the issue HARD!

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