That Was Special

Trump brings his special brand of diplomacy to the special relationship. Damn, from Brits leading the way on the absurdly heroic Thai cave rescue to their World Cup defeat in the semis to this - quite a week, and we still have Breakfast at Wimbledon this Sunday.

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[Pinandpuller]

I listened to a Little Ben Shapiro YouTube video on the way home tonight. Some black UK bird asked him about unconscious bias and how it leads to white privilege. He more or less said that studying UB would be like looking for a ghost of a ghost. It did get me thinking about what SJW types believe. They don't seem to believe it when it comes to white males like James Comey, Rod Rosenstein and Peter Strzok. It's long but this is the video https://youtu.be/dBY7hVnl2nw

[Pinandpuller]

Two minutes well worth your time

Dad finds out Islam is being forced on his kids in public school; Confronts the School Board San Diego Unified https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVcbq4K-Xrg&index=4&list=LLoKNmO5BAl2Qhq7EZKNpGlA

[Pinandpuller]

RT UK well that's such a deal

Two more minutes of hate well worth it

Hopkins: Why do Muslims always go to Christian countries?

https://youtu.be/KpSn10bRZb4

[jim nj]

Daddy,

What I thought about that neutrino capture was so significant was that they had found the source of its origin. We've captured neutrinos before, so we know they are real, not physics fiction, but figuring out the source is mind-blowing.

We posited they existed, we proved they existed with deep mine lab experiments, they're incredibly hard to detect because they pass through our world with no impediment, unless they hit an atomic nuclei. And that happens so seldom that the detectors are super-sensitive.

But we didn't know where they came from. We assumed they were, I think, background radiation. That they could determine a source for that particular neutrino is a game-changer, presuming they are correct.

If so, neutrinos are not random phenomena, but have specific origins. That's big.

[Pinandpuller]

For three minutes more

Entitled immigrants get owned at Sacramento welfare office

https://youtu.be/RiTG_YoZI60

[Pinandpuller]

Organizations representing the families of the Bataclan victims said that an Islamic rap concert praising jihad, in a place where people were murdered and tortured by jihadists, would be an insult to the memory of the victims, and asked that the concerts be canceled.

"France is at war, and leaves the enemy in peace". — Ivan Rioufol, journalist, in Le Figaro.

Macron and the French government speak and act as if the enemy has won and as if they want to gain some time and enjoy the moment before the final surrender.

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12702/france-bataclan-jihad

[Pinandpuller]

A few of you brought up the Las Vegas shooter and the memory hole. It's not much different than Bataclan, and we actually know why the jihadists did it.

[Pinandpuller]

Wow what a huge insult Gordy:

When the Bataclan Theater reopened a year later, the musician Sting sang a song called Inshallah ("If it be your will, it shall come to pass"). Commemorative plaques bearing the word "murders" -- not terrorism, and of course not jihad -- were laid to honor the victims so that passers-by would learn that people were killed, but not by whom. For the second anniversary of the attacks, political leaders from left and right released balloons and smiled as they rose in the sky.

[Pinandpuller]

neet
Another acronym from sociologists... NEET stands for 'Not in Education, Employment or Training'. I'm not sure, yet, whether it has any global significance or derogatory overtones. However, like chav, it seems to be particularly applicable to a social under-class lacking drive, motivation or ambition. I part this is due to poverty and lack of opportunity. But this burgeoning classification will soon become the darling of right-wingers.
Tokyo NEETs have recently been marching.

The North East in the UK has a pronounced abundance of NEETs
by Rolf Mason March 15, 2005

[jim nj]

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/07/anti-iran-protests-rock-southern-iraq.php

[Pinandpuller]

When keeping it real goes...

I love comparison/contrast. It was my favorite essay style. You might like it too https://youtu.be/9ZkE3xB8o8A

[Pinandpuller]

I'd never heard of Dr James David Manning before I started watching his videos but I can't help but fearing that someone is going to Cosby the guy, best case scenario. God Forbid.

[Pinandpuller]

Of course he's a law professor in Detroit. I wonder if he knows Debbie Schlussel?

Khaled BeydounVerified account
@KhaledBeydoun
Law Professor ~ Writer ~ Author of American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots & Rise of Fear (Univ. of California Press)

Detroit, MI
khaledbeydoun.com
Joined October 2013

@KhaledBeydoun
16h16 hours ago
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Dear France,

Congratulations on winning the #WorldCup.

80% of your team is African, cut out the racism and xenophobia.

50% of your team are Muslims, cut out the Islamophobia.

Africans and Muslims delivered you a second World Cup, now deliver them justice.

No refs will call them offsides and they make the best shooters...

[----peter]

answer to daddy's 3:07 = folks

[Pinandpuller]

TV: You mentioned the economic platform, and the prison industrial complex, and the military industrial complex. Are there any other big big policies — of either or both Trump or Obama — that are at odds with communist beliefs?

AS: I believe that nothing so arbitrary as money should be able to come between a person and the means of survival. And that's a really fancy way of saying that it doesn't matter if you're poor — you should have top-quality healthcare. There shouldn't be a barrier between rich and poor in terms of the kind of healthcare that they can access.
Under Obama, you had the attempt at expanding universal healthcare, which was a huge step forward for the United States, but ultimately, it didn't win the argument of ideology.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ash-sarkar-communist-called-piers-morgan-idiot

[Jane#walkaway]

Hell, we're having a summit. Where is everyone?

[daddy]

Hi Jane! Up early I see.

Just like Trump who just tweeted this out as reported by Maria Bartiromo:

Donald J Trump
@realDonaldTrump

President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to win the election, so when he was informed by the FBI about Russian Meddling, he said it couldn't happen, was no big deal, & did NOTHING about it. When I won it became a big deal and the Rigged Wirch Hunt headed by Strzok!

[daddy]

Maria Bartiromo and her current panel are hammering the FBI for not taking physical control of the DNC server and thereby allowing the Dem's hired guns, Crowdstrike, to do the supposed forensic exam on that thing. Nice to see her panel is up to speed on lots of facts revealing the total corruption of the FBI/DOJ since at least 2016.

[henry]

Good morning. Did Trump give Alaska back to Vlad yet?

[Jane#walkaway]

Putin shows up late - his opening move.

[daddy]

If so, neutrinos are not random phenomena, but have specific origins. That's big.

I'm with you Jim. That's big and mind blowing and amazing that we have a 3rd method of deciphering the Universe now, just on the heels of learning how to detect Gravity Waves. It's marvelous.

And your 2 links at the bottom the previous page were excellent also.

If you click on Joan's link and hit archive, you get a picture a day going back a couple decades now, and even yesterdays Astronomy picture of the Day is magnificent:

[Jane#walkaway]

Interesting that Putin is plane is red white and blue

[Jane#walkaway]

Back from the airport daddy. I bet that sounds familiar .

[daddy]

You bet Jane,

G'nite folks fokes:)

[Pinandpuller]

So when the next French ladies football team wins is the game winner going to pull her hijab off in victory?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
4h4 hours ago

Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!
12,231 replies 7,182 retweets 25,633 likes

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

It was an honor to join you this morning. Thank you! https://t.co/NOUTroe8MV

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

Photos at link with Melania looking fab in a yellow suit.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
5h5 hours ago

Received many calls from leaders of NATO countries thanking me for helping to bring them together and to get them focused on financial obligations, both present & future. We had a truly great Summit that was inaccurately covered by much of the media. NATO is now strong & rich!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Landed in #Finland for #helsinki2018 where @POTUS & Prez Putin are set to discuss US/Russian relations. POTUS meeting is in the interest of US national security. It’s critical that the leaders of the US & Russia engage on important matters between our two countries. @StateDept pic.twitter.com/ZdNN6fHPTi

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) July 15, 2018

Photo at link. I didn't know Pompeo was going to be there, too.

[Janet 🚬]

"Russia interfering in your country’s election does not terrify as much as your country becoming Russia."

https://spectator.org/who-kept-putting-strzok-in-charge/

"In the upside-down world of the deep state, what public officials do in public office should remain private but what private citizens do to elect the candidate of their choice merits state surveillance and spying."

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Putin has entered the palace.

Ed Henry is slamming a lot of the press coverage of "Putin has already won."

[Pinandpuller]

I'm sure mr narciso knows about this blast from the past but it's real interesting that a gal born in Moscow would be pushing Russian collusion and what's up with leftists and cybersecurity?

Julia Ioffe is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She focuses on Russian issues and always has since I’ve seen her on the scene. So, of course she’s also one of the main people pushing the Russia/Trump collaboration conspiracy.

https://theralphretort.com/anti-trumper-julia-ioffe-called-out-for-old-n-word-tweets-caught-lying-about-hack-during-cover-up-attempt-605017/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Hillary Clinton
‏Verified account @HillaryClinton

Great World Cup. Question for President Trump as he meets Putin: Do you know which team you play for?
====================

I don't follow her but she was retweeted by someone I do follow. I see that they are still going with the Russian collusion fiction.

This is really something amazing to me. For DECADES the democrats have acted like Russia was a made-up enemy and that any concern about them was foolish. And that includes Obama who mocked Romney for his concerns about Russia during the debate.

Suddenly, all of the dem party are Russia-phobes and one would think they were disciples of Joe McCarthy or something.

[Pinandpuller]

Is that Putin's wife in the butterfly dress?

[Janet 🚬]

Christopher Steele is British...why isn't all the phony dossier crap considered colluding with a foreign national?...or whatever the term is that gets thrown around about Russians.

Why doesn't Mueller bring charges against him for interfering in our elections?

[Pinandpuller]

Number of Australians on long-term welfare soars by 121,000 people in five years – and it's costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars
765,424 Australians have been on welfare payments for longer than five years
More than half the people receiving long-term payouts are in their 20s or 30s
Changes to the Disability Pension eligibility is forcing people onto the dole

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5957141/Number-Australians-long-term-welfare-payments-soars-costing-taxpayers-hundreds-millions.html

[James D.]

Suddenly, all of the dem party are Russia-phobes and one would think they were disciples of Joe McCarthy or something.

Isn’t it funny how that works?

[Pinandpuller]

Never mind, Finland's first lady Jenni Haukio. So what's up with the butterflies?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I am sure glad I woke up in time. I slept later than normal because my daughter didn't get up. She is feeling under the weather and I think will be staying home today.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Pres and Mrs Trump escorted into Presidential Palace for official greeting for the Summit leaders. pic.twitter.com/CGxXNV19qB

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 16, 2018

Photo at link.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Hero Assange
🇺🇸
‏ @HeroAssange
1m1 minute ago

So far Donald Trump has

➡ Given the Ukraine deadly weapons to kill Russians

➡ Bombed Assad's regime (proxy war against Russia)

➡ Placed sanctions on Russia

➡ Expelled diplomats

➡ Given Russia Fuck All

He is the worst Putin puppet EVER

[jimmyk]

Interesting that Putin is plane is red white and blue

To honor co-conspirator Trump!

No, those are the colors of the Russian flag.

[anonamom]

I was about to click on the The Ralph Report link above about Julia Ioffe's inaccurate reporting when it occurred to me that I now trust something pin posts called The Ralph Report as much as I do just about any other news source.

Just sayin'...

[Pinandpuller]

We can't prove sex with children does them harm' says Labour-linked NCCL
EVIDENCE has emerged that the views of the Paedophile Information Exchange influenced policy-making at the National Council for Civil Liberties when it was run by former Labour Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/462604/We-can-t-prove-sex-with-children-does-them-harm-says-Labour-linked-NCCL

[Pinandpuller]

...It's a fair cop.

[anonamom]

That "butterfly dress" looks INFINITELY better on the Finnish First Lady than all those dresses with massive prints Michelle rocked that we were told were so 'fashion forward.'

Michelle looked like a piece of upholstered furniture--an oversized chair, to be specific-- when she wore them.

[Janet 🚬]

SO true, anonamom!

& even with sites that JOMers preface with "not always reliable" or whatever....I think the sites can't make more mistakes that the WaPo or the NYTimes.

[anonamom]

Re: "can't prove sex with kids is bad for them." (pin's 7:24)
NAMBLA has been saying that for decades too---

I bet you can't prove water is wet either.

Couldn't "prove" endless screen time is bad for kids either twenty five years ago, when all I had to do was look at the eyes-glazed-over-face of my oldest to know I needed to send his little fanny outside to PLAY IN THE REAL WORLD.

Now the neuroscience behind deliberate addiction of social media is being revealed---plus the fact these Silicon Valley bigwigs won't allow their own offspring to touch a smartphone till they are in high school, or have TVs in their homes...
We've got a generation of kids so whacked out w anxiety from social media use they bring in therapy dogs before routine exams at my sister's dental hygiene program! Not to mention the dogs pooping in planes.

Maybe my kid should have learned to code....but he didn't sure need any more shoot 'em up stuff.

[Pinandpuller]

#TreasonSummit is a thing now lol. Is that like #Yalta or #Munich?

[Pinandpuller]

Putin did most of his "murdering" and "annexing" during Obama didn't he? When he was more "flexible'.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Sebastian Gorka DrG
‏Verified account @SebGorka
2m2 minutes ago

Interesting opening.

@realDonaldTrump keeping tone very controlled.

No unnecessary ebullience.

He knows he’s talking to a former KGB colonel who is a destabilizer.

[Pinandpuller]

So France is acting like they won the NBA Championship right?

[Another Bob]

jim nj | July 16, 2018 at 12:50 AM

Has anyone else noticed the increasing set of lefty unknowns who have been granted membership in the Twitter blue checkmark mafia?

What do you want to bet Twitter has some crackdown coming that will grant some privilege to the blue mafia?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Governor Huckabee noticed Hillary's tweet:

Gov. Mike Huckabee
‏Verified account @GovMikeHuckabee
11m11 minutes ago

Hillary tweeted, “Q for Trump as he meets Putin: Do U know which team you play for?” @POTUS never accepted $500K dollars for 1 speech from Russian bank, taken $140m for his foundation from Russian sources, or sold Russia 1/5 of US uranium supply. Which team are YOU on, Hillary?

[rse]

http://thefederalist.com/2018/07/16/15-minimum-wage-hike-wreaking-havoc-new-york-citys-dining-sector/ is not surprising and fits with what we noticed our last trip to NYC last fall, Long time restaurants simply closing when their leases come up.

When we were in SF a few years ago they were quite sure that the tourists would all pay for healthcare for all, which was essentially a separate line item on the check apart from the sizeable sales taxes.

[henry]

Reason #90571283061 why we are screwed: judges

https://twitter.com/andrewscurria/status/1018837196936286208?s=12

[Jane]

"No, those are the colors of the Russian flag."

Geez you would think I would know that!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/07/16/its-undeniable-trump-is-blessed-with-really-stupid-enemies-n2500638

[Tom R]

Nunes GOP Intel report vs Mueller’s Russian indictments: Same conclusions but one ridiculed by the Leftists while the other praised by them.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nunes-mueller-indictment-tracks-house-intel-report

[narciso]

Yes I mentioned ioffe, yesterday, she seemed to be more concerned about his stance on same sex marriage, then issues of greater import

[narciso]

Those were the colors of czarist Russia, where there security service was called the third section, than the okrana (whose overseas div was called the rabkin ht Tim powers)

[henry]

Vicki McKenna @VickiMcKenna
3m

Democrat Candidates For Wisconsin Governor: Abolish School Vouchers; Give Illegal Immigrants State Drivers Licenses

https://host.madison.com/ct/news/national/govt-and-politics/at-forum-democratic-candidates-for-governor-unite-in-support-for/article_a2f39229-295f-568a-bec4-5973d4ceef8d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

[henry]

Vicki McKenna @VickiMcKenna
3m
Reality bites: Democrats Push To REPEAL Minimum Wage Hike In Nation's Capital

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/minimum-wage-washington-d-c-city-council-repeal/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

The noted Russian expert Rich Lowry has this in National Review:

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-meet-alone-with-putin/

Which Jeb Bush linked with this tweet:

Jeb Bush
‏Verified account @JebBush

It’s a Really Bad Idea to Meet Alone with Putin

BUT, DOn Jr. has his old man's back and blasts away!

Donald Trump Jr.
‏Verified account @DonaldJTrumpJr
10m10 minutes ago

Is it as bad as an idea as invading Iraq, nation building for 16 years and nothing to show for it? Ask your brother Jeb!

Weird how everyone becomes a badass two years after the fight.

[henry]

Vicki McKenna @VickiMcKenna
3m

Murder and Mayhem in the Midwest: Weekend toll in Chicago: 6 dead, 22 wounded

[joan]

This is an interesting site.

http://polygraph.cool/kickstarter/

The Entire History of Kickstarter Projects, Broken Down by City

Using Kickstarter Projects To Identify Where Creative Communities Live In The U.S.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

After their one-on-one meeting, Presidents Trump and Putin and delegation members sat down to lunch in the Hall of Mirrors. Asked how their meeting went, "very good start," said Pres Trump. (Pool photo by @anniekarni) pic.twitter.com/KVhwNhihob

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 16, 2018

Photo at link.

Pompeo always looks to me like he's enjoying the heck out of his job.

[narciso]

In the real hot war era, we talked with the soviets foolishly after bay of pigs, in Vienna, in johnsons era we talked with them even though they supplied the armaments to our enemy, with Nixon we trusted them on arms control after prague, same with carter after Angola and Nicaragua.

[henry]

"hall of mirrors" makes me think of Enter the Dragon.

[Stephanie, Nene, Not your Normal Grandma]

After a long and serious operation, Lena ended up in a coma. Try as they might, the doctors just couldn't bring her out of it. When her husband Ralph came into the intensive care unit to see her, the doctors gave him the bad news.

"We just can't wake her. It doesn't look good I'm afraid" the doctor told Ralph in a quiet somber voice.

Ralph looked at Lena and with a soft trembling voice said "But doctor, she's so young. She's only 45."

"37" came the weak reply from Lena.

[Beasts of England]

'Is it as bad as an idea as invading Iraq, nation building for 16 years and nothing to show for it? Ask your brother Jeb!

Weird how everyone becomes a badass two years after the fight.'

Worth repeating.

[henry]

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