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President Donald Trump changed his mind about sending more troops to Afghanistan after a campaign by his national security adviser H.R. McMaster which reportedly included showing the president a photograph of women in miniskirts in Kabul. The picture from 1972 was used by McMaster in an effort to demonstrate to Trump that Western culture could return to Afghanistan if he sent more troops, the Washington Post reported.
Any leader of any country that refuses Washington's dictatorship is automatically demonized. Leaders are accused of "killing their own people" or worse.
OK, it's not as strange as it sounds because each man was true to himself. That is, neither message was surprising, considering the source, but each was important, also considering the source.
After Steve Bannon departed the White House on August 14, he contacted The Weekly Standard to make a bold proclamation. "The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over," the administration's now-former chief strategist said.
At what point do we cease continually permitting ourselves to be distracted by anointed symbols of a non-elected electoral-college system, to instead focus on the unvarnished lack of substance in our consumer culture? The first influx of modern-day refugee immigrants, to these north American shores, was those of European extraction; fleeing economic and religious oppression and persecution under the European crown of absolute monarchy - the essence of nepotism; itself a uniquely supremacist attitude, based purely on mindset. Initially this breakaway was a rebellion of 'upper classes' against the feudal practices of indentured servitude.
Jon Erdman, The Weather Channel: A hurricane warning has been issued for a portion of the Texas coast, from north of Port Mansfield to Matagorda, including the city of Corpus Christi. A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are likely within the watch area.
If you found it a bit off-putting when then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump loomed behind Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton during a presidential debate in October, you weren't alone. "It was incredibly uncomfortable," said Clinton, reading an excerpt from her upcoming book on MSNBC's Morning Joe Wednesday morning.
Voters wait in line in front of a polling station to cast their ballots in the presidential election in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 8, 2016. AFP/Getty Images hide caption Voters wait in line in front of a polling station to cast their ballots in the presidential election in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 8, 2016.
Not too far away from Seattle, Washington there are eight ballistic-missile submarines carrying the world's large shipments of nuclear weapons. The 560-foot-long black submarines are docked at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, hauling what is described by Rick Anderson in a recent Los Angeles Times article as "the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the US."
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In response to the violent August 12 white nationalist and neo-Nazi protests that occurred in Charlottesville, VA, a number of regional and national media outlets published pieces that informed their readers about regional and national hate groups from various extremist ideologies. Anti-LGBTQ hate groups and their allies in right-wing media responded to these stories by attacking the media outlets that published them, some of which have since deleted their stories.
After newly reinstated Breitbart.com chief Stephen Bannon was fired from his role as a senior adviser in the Trump administration on Friday, he returned to the website he aimed to establish as a " platform for the 'alt-right .' " Rumors have it that Bannon will now seek to expand Breitbart's reach -- a goal that would be complicated by a number of factors, including a massive, ongoing advertiser boycott that makes the Breitbart brand toxic for potential collaborators.
Not only did he fail twice to clearly denounce white supremacy and violence incited by neo-Nazis, but he also claimed that "many sides" -- including the counterprotestors -- were to blame for the violence and that some of those who marched in the so-called " Unite The Right " rally were " fine people ." Or when he told a white supporter who punched a black protester at his campaign rally that'd he look into paying his legal fees .
By all accounts, Trump has always been a social climber, desperate to get the approval of celebrities, models, important businessmen, rich people, etc. Now he's president and most people are too embarrassed to even be seen with him.
When ABC asked the White House for an official to appear on air, the White House pointed them to Falwell Jr. President Donald Trump gestures as he stands with Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Jr., right, during commencement ceremonies at the school in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday, May 13, 2017.