Day: January 30, 2017

Coup d-Trump?

” I’m a Leninist. Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment .”

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Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans lega… . People opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue to demonstrate at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

Trumpa s justice pick to trigger intense pressure on Senate

When President Donald Trump nominates a Supreme Court justice , Senate Democrats and Republicans will immediately face intense political pressure, with liberals demanding that Democrats block the choice and the new president urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to blow up longstanding rules to secure confirmation. Federal appeals court judges William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman are front-runners to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, according to a person familiar with the process who was not authorized to speak publicly about internal decisions and discussed the search on condition of anonymity.

Recounting MS St. Louis’ Voyage of the Damned

PROTIP: Press ‘i’ to view the image gallery, ‘v’ to view the video gallery, or ‘r’ to view a random entry. St. Louis Manifest is a historical reenactment Twitter bot that recounts the tragic fates of German Jewish refugees who died in concentration camps under Nazi Germany after being denied asylum in the United States in May 1939.

Trump: This is not a Muslim ban, as media is falsely reporting

As the pressure mounts concerning President Donald Trump’s recent executive order temporarilyclamping down on immigrants from seven countries, the president released a statement following Sunday night in which he emphasized, “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting.” The new president battled with the mainstream media throughout his campaign, and continues to point to “fake news” as key in perpetuating what his closest advisers say is misinformation.

Trump denies immigration restriction caused airport chaos

President Donald Trump on Monday denied his immigration order was to blame for the chaos at the nation’s airports over the weekend, instead pointing to computer glitches, protesters and even the “tears of Senator Schumer”. There is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter the country … This was a big part of my campaign “There is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter the country,” Trump wrote in a series of early morning tweets.

Keith Ellison: Immigration order a ab…

Rep. Keith Ellison said Monday that the Trump administration’s “extreme vetting” order restricting travel from seven countries with a history of terrorism is “absolutely” a Muslim ban. “It’s absolutely a Muslim ban, and more seriously, it’s a religiously-based ban, which means they [can] pick on Muslims today but who are they going to pick on tomorrow?” Mr. Ellison, Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Kellyanne Conway Praises Trump’s – Extraordinary…

Despite national outrage over his policies, Kellyanne Conway praised Donald Trump for his “extraordinary accomplishments” during an appearance on Monday morning’s “Good Morning America.” “The extraordinary accomplishments in just the first week truly are breathtaking,” she said, adding that if you asked protesters to explain why they’re so angry, “they would probably get the facts wrong.”

Trump needs to accept waterboarding is prohibited torture, U.N. specialist says

U.S. President Donald Trump needs to acknowledge that the extreme interrogation technique known as waterboarding is torture and therefore absolutely prohibited, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture said on Monday. “Without any doubt, waterboarding amounts to torture,” Nils Melzer said in a statement, adding that a U.S. revival of torture would be catastrophic because other countries would also “get back into the torture business”.

Trump to Announce Supreme Court Nominee Tuesday Night

President Donald Trump has already decided who he’ll nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court, but he won’t be revealing his selection until Tuesday at 8 p.m. “We have a big decision that I have made, a very big decision, on the United States Supreme Court that is going to be announced tomorrow night from the White House at 8:00,” Trump said today while meeting with small business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Giving nothing away, Trump only said this is “a person who is unbelievably highly respected and I think you will be very impressed with this person.”

Desperate Dems Eye Mandy Powers Norrell

Palmetto Democrats desperate to mount a competitive candidate in the upcoming special election for South Carolina’s fifth congressional district are openly courting S.C. Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell . That remains to be seen, but a major push is underway to convince Norrell to enter this race.

Syria warns of setting up safe zones for civilians as unsafe

Syria warned Monday of safe zones for civilians that U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in creating, saying it would have to come in coordination with the Syrian government, otherwise it would be unsafe and violate the Arab nation’s sovereignty. The announcement was made in Damascus by Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem during a meeting with the head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, who began an official visit to Syria on Monday.

Trump’s Reckless Muslim Ban Makes Americans Less Safe

President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban not only has nothing to do with preventing terrorism, it also helps the Islamic State, or IS, and makes Americans less safe. According to data on terrorist attacks in the United States in the Global Terrorism Database compiled at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland, no American has ever been killed in a terrorist attack in the United States that has been carried out by a national of the now-banned countries.

Computer outage grounds Delta flights in U.S.

Delta was hit by a crippling computer outage on Sunday night that caused big delays and the cancellation of at least 150 flights. It’s the second time in less than six months that the U.S. carrier has suffered a major IT problem resulting in travel chaos and angry passengers.

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Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations marks an early defining moment for his presidency and an inflection point in America’s posture toward Islam and the outside world that could resonate in history. The move, which also temporarily bars refugees from entering the US, ushers in the first clash between Trump’s populist and proudly politically incorrect leadership style and what his critics see as bedrock values that define the nation.

Tensions flare as Koch promises to hold Trump accountable

In this photo May 22, 2012 file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan. Koch, the billionaire industrialist, and his chief lieutenants offered a more delicate response this weekend when asked about President Donald Trump’s plan to block immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

White House defends immigration order in face of protests

The White House is vigorously defending President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions, as protests spread throughout the country. Some Republicans in Congress urged caution amid legal challenges to the order banning In a background call with reporters Sunday, a senior administration official declared the order’s implementation “a massive success story,” claiming it had been done “seamlessly and with extraordinary professionalism.”

Protests over Trump travel ban expected to ramp up in Canada

Although the Trudeau government moved to calm anxiety over the weekend about the effects of a controversial American travel ban , more vocal debate over the measure is expected today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s senior aides and government officials worked the phones all weekend, looking for word from their U.S. counterparts that the ban didn’t affect Canadians with ties to the seven countries covered by the order.

Poll: Voters show support for most of Cuomoa s 2017 agenda

A majority of voters statewide are on board with a number of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s policy proposals for 2017, including an extension of the so-called millionaires’ tax and state funding to cover the cost of tuition at public colleges, a new poll shows. Gov. Andrew Cuomo waits to speak at a presentation where the state will announce how it is dividing $1.5 billion in economic development funds.

March into Feminist Fashion

The “Nasty Woman” t-shirt is inspired by a comment Donald Trump targeted at Hillary Clinton on the election trail. On Jan. 21, millions of Americans across the country donned their feminist apparel and marched in protest of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and actions.

.com | ‘This is not a Muslim ban,’ Trump says of immigration move

President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday that his executive order temporarily halting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries was “not a Muslim ban,” after it was met with confusion, global outrage and huge protests across the United States. “America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border.

.com | Who is affected by Trump’s immigration order?

Deana Stevenson, 5, protests President Donald Trump’s immigration order during a rally at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Washington – Ambiguity reigned on Sunday as to the finer details of Donald Trump’s temporary ban on incoming refugees and travellers from seven Muslim countries, with questions remaining about how exactly the measures affect various populations.

Is Trump’s war with the press different from past presidents’?

The difference between the first 44 and President Donald Trump, however, is that they didn’t pick their fights during their first week in office. From Trump denouncing reporters the day after his inauguration as “among the most dishonest human beings on Earth” to White House press secretary Sean Spicer warning that “we’re going to hold the press accountable,” the White House swiftly signaled that the often-hostile relationship between journalists and Trump during last year’s campaign is not going away.

Schumer Weeps: ‘This Executive Order Was Mean-Spirited and Un-American’

Flanked by newly arrived refugees — whom he called “newly arrived Americans” — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told a news conference on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from Muslim-majority countries is “bad for America, bad for our national security” and goes against “what America has always been about.” Schumer wept halfway through the news conference, after explaining that “this fight’s in my bones.”

James Murdoch builds ‘end of times’ home in Canada

Five people are killed and dozens more injured after ‘barbaric’ gunmen open fire in a mosque in Quebec City during evening prayers before being arrested Hollywood’s snowflakes declare war on Trump: SAG Awards turns into a night-long protest as several stars use their moment in the spotlight to rail against President’s immigration ban Trump accuses McCain and Graham of trying ‘to start World War III’ after they release joint statement calling his immigration ban ‘a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism’ Green Card holders WILL be let in to the US confirms Trump’s Homeland Security chief despite ‘Muslim ban’ and says it is ‘in the national interest’ Church leaders speak out against Donald Trump’s decision to prioritize evangelical refugees as the President confirms his plan in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network ‘This is not a Muslim ban!’ Trump defends his … (more)

Super Bowl LI: Hillary Clinton Plots Revenge

Beware: Hillary Clinton loves that you love football – and the fact that Super Bowl LI is on pace to be 2017’s biggest live TV event fits perfectly into her plot to exact revenge on President Trump. Around 140 B.C., corrupt Roman politicians found a way to placate their impoverished citizens into surrendering their inalienable right to voting privileges and political representation – in exchange for discounted entertainment and food.