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Old 12.07.2018, 23:51
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<<Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly letting a customer touch her on stage "in a non sexual manner">>
Now that is totally inappropriate for a porn-star, right?

If this is a set up it won't change a thing for Trump - but of course Trump has his own logic ....
"setup" seems to be the right description!

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Charges against adult film actress Stormy Daniels for allegedly touching three undercover detectives while performing at an Ohio strip club were dismissed Thursday, her attorney said.
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Old 13.07.2018, 00:13
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"setup" seems to be the right description!

<<Charges against adult film actress Stormy Daniels for allegedly touching three undercover detectives while performing at an Ohio strip club were dismissed Thursday, her attorney said.>>

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Three undercover detectives? Seriously?! Almost sounds like Trump personally organized that, it's so stupid!

And that is what US-detectives do on tax-money?
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Old 13.07.2018, 00:22
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Re: Will Trump be a Good President?

Another day in paradise

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The Trump administration on Thursday said all eligible children under 5 years old who were separated from their parents at a U.S. border crossing have been reunited, two days after a court-mandated deadline.

Meanwhile according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who are actually handling the reuniting; only 57 children out of 103 in HHS custody were reunified with their parents.
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Problem is we are all used to the multiple lies; it all just passes us by!

More meanwhile!

Trump is denying that the N.Korea negotiation has fallen in a hole by quoting a letter recently received from Kim. Problem is while the letter is very flattering to Trump it contains nothing specific about the negotiation or next steps
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Trump says North Korea has returned 200 POW remains
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The Pentagon has yet confirm even one POW remains has been returned; North Korea even failed to attend a meeting today about returning soldier remains
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Old 13.07.2018, 01:01
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Another day in paradise

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Problem is we are all used to the multiple lies; it all just passes us by!
At least the rest of the Americans are not afraid to speak up.
Yet.

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Trump is denying that the N.Korea negotiation has fallen in a hole by quoting a letter recently received from Kim. Problem is while the letter is very flattering to Trump it contains nothing specific about the negotiation or next steps
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Kim wrote to Trump in Korean?
How loved would I feel if my friend wrote to me in Amharic?

Then again, as Trump can't read, it doesn't really matter, does it.

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The Pentagon has yet confirm even one POW remains has been returned; North Korea even failed to attend a meeting today about returning soldier remains
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At least the rest of the Americans are not afraid t .... ah, I said that already ...

Still, I gotta say, I am so grateful that Trump always tells us when something is a good thing.
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Old 13.07.2018, 09:10
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The logic here seems to be, If Spanky is bad then Clinton must be good, however Clinton had an affair therefore Clinton is bad, therefore Spanky is good.
Who's Spanky?

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Old 13.07.2018, 10:00
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Who's Spanky?

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Some bloke called Colbert made reference to Trump alledgedly being spanked with a copy of Forbes magazine by Stormy Daniels. Hence the new nickname, "Spanky".

Such things work nicely in making opponents feel smug and superior, but do little to address the actual issues. Unless playground taunts really can bring down leaders of countries.
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Old 13.07.2018, 10:18
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Some bloke called Colbert made reference to Trump alledgedly being spanked with a copy of Forbes magazine by Stormy Daniels. Hence the new nickname, "Spanky".

Such things work nicely in making opponents feel smug and superior, but do little to address the actual issues. Unless playground taunts tweets really can bring down leaders of countries.
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Probably that Trump.met his promise to cut refugee numbers (Pro Tip: It's in the headline)
I can read the headline, it's just the rest of the jumbled stab at journalism which makes no sense at all. The figures don't back any of the claims up.
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Old 13.07.2018, 10:49
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Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

Great success today at NATO! Billions of additional dollars paid by members since my election. Great spirit!
Nobody knows what this "Great success today" was?
There was nothing new in the NATO meeting summary declaration that Trump also signed here which also reaffirmed the plan for countries to reach their 2% spending goal in 2024.
There was a lot of Trump rhetoric at the meeting but nothing changed as a result.
Maybe Trump thinks his followers are so dumb they will simply believe it was a great success for him without requiring details?
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Maybe Trump thinks his followers are so dumb they will simply believe it was a great success for him without requiring details?
Why change a winning formula?
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I can read the headline, it's just the rest of the jumbled stab at journalism which makes no sense at all.
The figures don't back any of the claims up.
The figures clearly show that under Trump the numbers of refugees received has been cut, as claimed:

New data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees showed that the U.S. took in 33,000 refugees last year, down from 97,000 under Obama, who had pushed to raise the ceiling to 110,000.

President Trump vowed to reverse that flow, raising concerns that refugees were not being vetted well by the United Nations. He pushed to cut refugees to 45,000 a year
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The figures clearly show that under Trump the numbers of refugees received has been cut, as claimed:

New data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees showed that the U.S. took in 33,000 refugees last year, down from 97,000 under Obama, who had pushed to raise the ceiling to 110,000.

President Trump vowed to reverse that flow, raising concerns that refugees were not being vetted well by the United Nations. He pushed to cut refugees to 45,000 a year
The facts are all over the place. One example is that it lists various countries which don't take refugees yet Saudi, for all its faults, takes in Syrians, for example. Hey, if you want to get your news from what seems like a half-baked biased "news" site, that's your choice, but don't get all defensive if people point out the obvious holes to you.
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Some bloke called Colbert made reference to Trump alledgedly being spanked with a copy of Forbes magazine by Stormy Daniels. Hence the new nickname, "Spanky".

Such things work nicely in making opponents feel smug and superior, but do little to address the actual issues. Unless playground taunts really can bring down leaders of countries.

Ouch now thats just mean.


It was Stephanie Clifford said it, I don't know if that counts as an 'allegation', she was the spanker, Spanky was the spankee.
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Old 13.07.2018, 11:28
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The figures clearly show that under Trump the numbers of refugees received has been cut, as claimed:

New data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees showed that the U.S. took in 33,000 refugees last year, down from 97,000 under Obama, who had pushed to raise the ceiling to 110,000.

President Trump vowed to reverse that flow, raising concerns that refugees were not being vetted well by the United Nations. He pushed to cut refugees to 45,000 a year
Trump did not push for anything?

As President he simply set the cap on refugees at 45,000 which is a decision within the Presidential purview. Not a big deal for him, somebody wrote the order for him and he signed it.
It is not like he had to negotiate with anybody or convince someone.

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The facts are all over the place. One example is that it lists various countries which don't take refugees yet Saudi, for all its faults, takes in Syrians, for example. Hey, if you want to get your news from what seems like a half-baked biased "news" site, that's your choice, but don't get all defensive if people point out the obvious holes to you.
That's great, yet the figures still show that refugee numbers are down 66% under Trump, as he promised, as is claimed by the article.
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Trump did not push for anything?

As President he simply set the cap on refugees at 45,000 which is a decision within the Presidential purview. Not a big deal for him, somebody wrote the order for him and he signed it.
It is not like he had to negotiate with anybody or convince someone.

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If you read the Pew Research you can see the fall in refugees but it's mainly because of the refusal of Muslim refugees. Numbers of Christian refugees didn't really take a hit.

What a time to be alive...
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Old 13.07.2018, 13:36
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If you read the Pew Research you can see the fall in refugees but it's mainly because of the refusal of Muslim refugees. Numbers of Christian refugees didn't really take a hit.
In other words, Mexicans are still welcome?
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In other words, Mexicans are still welcome?
Who'd have thought closing all border points and immediately reclassifying refugees as criminals would lead to a fall in refugee numbers?
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The Trump blimp, expectation vs reality:



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They should've made one of Boris to keep Trump company.. to leave him floating about on his own is just plain rude.
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