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Bernie Sanders' reaction to Trump denouncing socialism at #SOTU

Bernie Sanders' reaction to Trump denouncing socialism at #SOTU

Bernie Sanders' reaction to Trump denouncing socialism at #SOTU 😆 pic.twitter.com/17ycbPXhxG

— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) February 6, 2019

President Trump Delivers the State of the Union Address 2019

ALERT! President Trump Is Next After Roger Stone Arrest. (VIDEO)

In today's video, Christopher Greene of AMTV reports on Donald Trump arrest 2019.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "You can't cook Food Stamps?"

A Recap of Nancy Pelosi's Really Bad Week (video)

From having her vineyard taken over by a caravan of "illegals", to getting her overseas trip canceled by President Trump, it's safe to say that Nancy Pelosi is having a pretty bad week. The Speaker of the House may have finally realized that she's in for a rough two years.

Trump orders US troops out of Syria

 President Donald Trump called Wednesday for a U.S. withdrawal from Syria over the apparent objections of military advisers and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. 

We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018

The withdrawal of the more than 2,000 troops is based on Trump’s decision that the mission against ISIS is complete, a U.S. official told USA TODAY.

Military leaders, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, in recent weeks and months have spoken of the need for U.S. troops to remain in the eastern part of the country to help stabilize it and allow for peace negotiations to proceed.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., derided Trump’s decision to withdraw, likening it to those made by former President Barack Obama to announce ahead of time plans to reduce forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“Withdrawal of this small American force in Syria would be a huge Obama-like mistake,” Graham tweeted.

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Scottish Parliament rebrands gingerbread men as gender neutral and now calls them ‘gingerbread persons’

Members of the Scottish Parliament must have overindulged at this year’s Christmas party after deciding to change the name of gingerbread men to a gingerbread person in their on-sight cafe so they didn’t cause offence.

The move comes as a strategy aimed at stamping out sexual harassment and sexism was introduced at Holyrood this week after a survey found 30 per cent of women working there believed they had been sexually harassed. 

The change of direction hasn’t gone down well with some, however, with Scottish Conservative equalities spokesman Annie Wells saying:

“Surely the Scottish Parliament has got better things to do than worry about what to call gingerbread men? This is an utterly pointless gesture which simply trivialises the real issues of gender equality.”

Sugar levels must have been through the roof as the coffee shop decided to alter the name of the sweet treat in favour of political correctness which has clearly gone absolutely mad north of the border.

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2018 Farm Bill Passes Through Congress, Will Now Go to Trump’s Desk

2018 Farm Bill Passes Through Congress, Will Now Go to Trump’s Desk

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted 87-13 to pass the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, better known as the Farm Bill. The massive legislation is the primary agriculture and food policy tool of the federal government, dealing with trade, rural development, farm subsidies, conservation, research, food and nutrition programs and much more. The components of the 2018 Farm Bill address changes to the federal food aid program SNAP, forestry and conservation, crop insurance and measures aimed to help farmers hurting from Trump’s trade war with China. This year’s farm bill also includes far-reaching provisions that lift the ban on hemp, authorize hemp production and research and amend the Controlled Substances Act. And if the House votes to pass the bill and Trump signs it, the U.S. government will have lifted its long-standing prohibition on commercial hemp.

2018 Farm Bill Clears Congress, Paving Way for Legal Hemp

Renewed roughly every half-decade, the Farm Bill is traditionally a highly controversial piece of legislation. The 2018 Farm Bill was no different, prompting such intense debate that Congress failed to pass it before the previous bill expired on September 30. Among the major points of contestation was the issue of requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is a federal food aid program, aka “food stamps,” that more than 40 million Americans—12 percent of the population—rely on. Republicans in Congress and President Trump had pushed for stricter requirements for food stamp recipients. But after Democrats regained control of the House in midterm elections, Republicans had to walk back their more radical proposals.

One component of the Farm Bill that faced virtually no opposition, however, was Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s (R-Ky.) proposals to legalize industrial hemp. McConnell had already added some hemp-related provisions to the 2014 farm bill that led to 35 states establishing hemp cultivation industries. But the 2018 version of the bill goes even further.

If It Passes, 2018 Farm Bill Will Transform U.S. Hemp Industry

In the first place, the 2018 Farm Bill would authorize hemp as a supplemental and alternative crop. It would allow federal agencies to assess the economic viability of hemp’s production and sale. And it would authorize federal agriculture research into hemp cultivation and production. With 35 U.S. states having already legalized commercial hemp, the 2018 Farm Bill would permit interstate commerce and resolve legal questions about the legality of hemp-based products.

Furthermore, the 2018 Farm Bill would amend the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Since 1970, the CSA has listed hemp along with heroin and methamphetamine as a Schedule I controlled substance. If it passes, the farm bill would alter the CSA for the first time, exempting the entire hemp plant and all of its derivates from the Schedule I designation. To do this, the bill changes the definition of hemp to include any of its extracts, seeds, acids, salts and isomers that do not exceed 0.3 percent THC by dry weight.

Additionally, the 2018 Farm Bill gives states control over regulating hemp cultivation. And it gives hemp farmers access to federal crop insurance for the first time. These changes stand to transform the U.S. hemp industry. States that have already established industries would no longer have to worry about federal enforcement actions. And more farmers would have access the the safety-net needed to securely invest in hemp cultivation.

2018 Farm Bill Could Lead to Federally Regulated Cannabidiol Products

Furthermore, the bill would catalyze the already booming hemp-derived CBD market. Analysts expect the total CBD industry in the U.S. to top $22 billion over the next four years. Hemp is an excellent source of cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive cannabinoid at the center of many medical cannabis treatments. Thus, if the farm bill passes, the U.S. could see the FDA start to evaluate hemp-derived products, including CBD. In other words, the 2018 Farm Bill would open a path for the federal approval and regulation of CBD products for medicinal and therapeutic use.

The lame-duck House will vote on the 2018 Farm Bill today. If it clears the House, the bill will head to President Trump for signing or veto.

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Trump clashes with Pelosi, Schumer in Oval Office

A wild scene played out in the White House Tuesday after President Trump summoned the incoming speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and the Senate Minority leader, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to negotiate the federal budget, including funding for the border wall.

The meeting was attempted to avert a government shutdown. Reporters were summoned after the parties apparently made headway toward an agreement.

Things took a turn, however, when Pelosi began threatening there would be a “Trump shutdown” if they couldn’t come to terms. Trump eventually said he would be “proud” to shut down the government is he was doing so to protect the border.

"If we don't get what we want," Trump said. "I will shut down the government ... I am proud to shutdown the government for border security."

Pelosi and Schumer began pleading with Trump not to discuss their budget negotiations in front of reporters, but instead keep their talks "private." Pelosi said they came in “good faith” and never intended to discuss these negogiations “in public view.”

Speaking of the border wall, Schumer said: "It doesn't solve the problem."

Trump quickly shot back: "It totally solves the problem."

Schumer and Pelosi appeared unprepared to debate the issue in public, and Schumer asked Trump, “Let’s debate in private.”

Here’s a rush excerpt of the exchange:

PELOSI: "Let's call a halt to this. We have come in here with the first branch of government. Article one. The legislative branch. We are coming in good faith to negotiate with you about how we can keep the government open."

SCHUMER: "Open."

TRUMP: "We are going to keep it open if we have border security. If we don't have border security, Chuck, we are not going to keep it open."

PELOSI: "We will have border security."

SCHUMER: "You are bragging about what has been done. We want to do the same thing we did last year this year. That's our proposal if it's good then, it's good now and it won't shut down the government."

TRUMP: "We're can build more."

SCHUMER: "Let's debate in private.

TRUMP: "We need border security."

SCHUMER: "Yes, we do."

TRUMP: "See, we get along. Thank you, everybody."

REPORTER: “You say border security and the wall. Can you have border security without the wall?"

TRUMP: "You need the wall. The wall is a part of border security."

After the meeting, Pelosi and Schumer spoke to reporters outside the White House. Pelosi told reporters she wanted to keep their negotiations private because it would be rude to correct Trump in public. 
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“I hear the reporters or Fox reporters saying why did we not want transparency in this discussion,” she said. “We don't want to contradict the president when he was putting forth figures that had no reality to them, no basis in fact. We had to if we are going to proceed in all of this have evidence-based factual, truthful information about what works and what doesn't. I didn't want to in front of those people say you don't know what you are talking about."

Juncker Drunk Again?

Juncker Drunk Again?

The Man who cannot put on a pair of matching shoes wants an EU army! 😂

A new video shows EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who has been dogged by rumors that he’s a hardcore alcoholic, wearing different colored shoes during a public event.

The clip shows Juncker interacting with an aide, who appears to notice that one of his shoes is black and the other is brown. Juncker then shuffles away awkwardly, leaving the podium.

Man who cannot put on a pair of matching shoes wants an army

👉 @JunckerEU pic.twitter.com/PNLSIxBzs7

— War Plan Purple (@WarPlanPurple) November 16, 2018

Respondents to the clip were not impressed.

“The leadership of Europe can’t even put the same colour shoes on,” commented one.

“Drunk again. This man should not be in charge of a tea party,” added another.

“And yet he’s managed to outwit not one but two brexit secretaries,” quipped another.

This is not the first time that Juncker has been accused of being drunk in public.

During a NATO gala back in July, he was caught on tape stumbling around and being overly affectionate with other world leaders, two of whom end up having to prop him up.

Juncker also has a bizarre habit of slapping people in the face and acting generally a bit demented.

The European Commission responded to the rumors by claiming Juncker is taking medication for acute leg pain and that this is why he is wobbly.

That doesn’t explain why he reacts to virtually everyone he meets like a drunkard meeting a long lost friend for the first time in years.

Parents Embrace Gender-Neutral 'THEYBIES'? (video)

PARENTS NO LONGER WANT 'BABIES'. THEY WANT 'THEYBIES'. YOUR THEYBY WILL DECIDE THEIR GENDER LATER ON IN LIFE.

MUST-SEE VIDEO: Broward County Elections Officials Block View as Ballots are Bundled and Bagged in Davie, Florida Voting Center

MUST-SEE VIDEO: Broward County Elections Officials Block View as Ballots are Bundled and Bagged in Davie, Florida Voting Center

Niece of Martin Luther King Jr Alveda King shares personal experience of trying to vote for Donald J. Trump (Video)

Niece of Martin Luther King Jr Alveda King shares personal experience of trying to vote for Donald J. Trumpin 2016 and initially denied correct ballot with Trump’s name, watch:

Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus ‘Died A Hero’ Thousand Oaks Shooting, Wanted To Retire This Year

Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus ‘Died A Hero’ Thousand Oaks Shooting 

THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA) — Ron Helus, a Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant, was killed in a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks late Wednesday night. He was a 29-year veteran of the force looking to retire within the next year. Thirteen people were killed in a shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, including the shooter and Helus.

Minutes after the shooting was first reported at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Helus was the first to enter the bar and was struck several times by gunfire, according to Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean. A California Highway Patrol officer who was entering with him retreated, secured the perimeter, then pulled Helus out of the line of fire.

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Trump says border troops could hit 15K, surprising Pentagon

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could reach 15,000 — roughly double the number the Pentagon said it currently plans for a mission whose dimensions are shifting daily.

The Pentagon said "more than 7,000" troops were being sent to the Southwest border to support the Customs and Border Protection agents. Officials said that number could reach a maximum of about 8,000 under present plans.

The troop numbers have been changing at a dizzying pace, with Trump drawing a hard line on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections.

Just last week officials were indicating that about 800 to 1,000 might be sent. On Monday, officials announced that about 5,200 were being deployed. The next day, the Air Force general running the operation said more than the initially announced total were going, and he pointedly rejected a news report that it could reach 14,000, saying that was "not consistent with what's actually being planned."

Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, told reporters the number would exceed the initial contingent of 5,200, but he offered no estimate of the eventual total.

Just 24 hours later, Trump thrust new uncertainty into the picture, catching the Pentagon by surprise.

With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday's contests, Trump has rushed a series of immigration declarations, promises and actions as he tries to mobilize supporters to retain Republican control of Congress. His own Republican campaign in 2016 concentrated on border fears, and that's his focus in the final week of the midterm fight.

"As far as the caravan is concerned, our military is out," Trump said. "We have about 5,800. We'll go up to anywhere between 10,000 and 15,000 military personnel on top of Border Patrol, ICE and everybody else at the border."

Later Wednesday, Trump told ABC News, "We have to have a wall of people."

His comments were the latest twist in a story that has pushed the Pentagon unhappily into the political space, prompting questions about whether Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was allowing the military to be leveraged as a political stunt.

"We don't do stunts," Mattis said Wednesday.

Trump rejected the idea he was "fearmongering" or using the issue for political purposes, but his escalating rhetoric in the waning days of the campaign season calls that denial into question. Trump has railed against illegal immigration, including several caravans of migrants from Central America slowly moving toward the U.S. border. The caravan of an estimated 4,000 people is still nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the border. Several smaller groups, estimated at a combined 1,200 people, are farther away.

Trump insisted the media is underestimating the caravans. "You have caravans coming up that look a lot larger than it's reported actually. I'm pretty good at estimating crowd size. And I'll tell you they look a lot bigger than people would think," he told ABC.

He has also promised to end so-called catch-and-release policies by erecting tent cities to hold those crossing illegally. And this week he is asserting he could act by executive order to unilaterally end birthright citizenship for the children of non-U.S. citizens.

Trump's comments Wednesday left some in the Pentagon scratching their heads. Officials said they had no plans to deploy as many as 15,000 troops. The number conceivably could reach 10,000, counting the 2,100 National Guard soldiers who have been operating along the border for months as part of a separate but related mission. The number of active-duty troops tapped for deployment stood at 7,000 as of Wednesday but could reach 8,000.

A deployment of 15,000 would bring the military commitment on the border to roughly the same level as in war-torn Afghanistan. And it would more than double the number of people thought to be in the caravans.

Trump did not back down Wednesday from his controversial proposal to upend the very concept of American citizenship. In a morning tweet, he said the right to citizenship for babies born to non-citizens on American soil "will be ended one way or the other."

He also claimed that what he terms "so-called Birthright Citizenship" is "not covered by the 14th Amendment."

Actor James Cromwell warns of 'blood in the streets' if Democrats don't win election

Actor James Cromwell was honored at the fourth annual Carney Awards, where 

he used his platform to call for change in the United States and warn of violence if President Trump and his allies remain in office.

Cromwell, a noted character actor known for roles in projects such as "Babe," “The Green Mile,” “Big Hero 6,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “American Horror Story,” is also a political activist who has worked with organizations such as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He’s frequently been arrested for his role in planned, peaceful protests at places like SeaWorld and a nuclear power plant in New York.

Speaking to Variety at the event, he warned of the turn that he sees America taking and cautioned there will be “blood in the streets” if Republicans remain in control.

“This is nascent fascism. We always had a turnkey, totalitarian state — all we needed was an excuse, and all the institutions were in place to turn this into pure fascism,” Cromwell said. “If we don’t stop [President Trump] now, then we will have a revolution for real. Then there will be blood in the streets.”

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Hillary Clinton "All Black People Look Alike!" (video)

Hillary Clinton "All Black People Look Alike!" 

Hillarys a racist!

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TRUMP PLANS TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER CURBING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

Trump plans to sign executive order curbing birthright citizenship

President Trump said in a newly released interview he plans to sign an executive order ending so-called "birthright citizenship" for babies of non-citizens born on U.S. soil -- a move that would mark a major overhaul of immigration policy and trigger an almost-certain legal battle. Birthright citizenship allows any baby born on U.S. soil to automatically be a U.S. citizen. The policy, which stems from a disputed but long-recognized interpretation of the 14th Amendment, has given rise to what Trump considers abuse of the immigration system. Trump told "Axios on HBO" that the U.S. is the only country in the world "where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States ... with all of those benefits." Despite Trump's claim, the U.S. is not the only nation to have birthright citizenship, but the policy is rare outside of the Americas.

Trump called birthright citizenship "ridiculous" and said that "it has to end." Under current policy, anyone born in the U.S. – regardless of whether they are delivered by a non-citizen or undocumented immigrant – is considered a citizen. The interpretation has been blamed for so-called 'birth tourism' and chain migration. The 14th Amendment states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Trump, should he pursue the executive order, would face court challenges, and it remains unclear whether he could prevail.

Many legal scholars would argue such a change requires a constitutional amendment. But some conservatives argue the existing amendment holds room for interpretation. Michael Anton, a former national security adviser for Trump, pointed out in July that "there’s a clause in the middle of the amendment that people ignore or they misinterpret – subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” "What they are saying is, if you are born on U.S. soil subject to the jurisdiction of the United States – meaning you’re the child of citizens or the child of legal immigrants, then you are entitled to citizenship,” Anton told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in July. “If you are here illegally, if you owe allegiance to a foreign nation, if you’re the citizen of a foreign country, that clause does not apply to you.” The interview was released after Trump told Fox News that Central American migrants who are approaching the U.S.-Mexico border in caravans are "wasting their time" and vowed, "they are not coming in." Trump spoke to "The Ingraham Angle" hours after the Pentagon announced it would deploy some 5,200 troops to the southern border in what the commander of U.S. Northern Command described as an effort to "harden the southern border" by stiffening defenses at and near legal entry points. "When they are captured, we don't let them out," Trump told host Laura Ingraham. "We're not letting them out ... We're not catching, we're not releasing ... We're not letting them into this country." Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judge James C. Ho, who was appointed by Trump, has argued that it would be “unconstitutional” to change how the 14th amendment was written and that the line subject to debate applies to the legal obligation of all foreigners and immigrants to follow U.S. law, Axios reported.
 Fox News' Samuel Chamberlain contributed to this report

Hillary Cites "Civil War" Until Democrats Take Over House (video)

Hillary Cites "Civil War" Until Democrats Take Over House