Monthly Archives: July 2018

The SCOTUS struggle and the emergent hatred among us

  (editorial) Someone said recently that it is not the US Civil War (WBS) that we are approaching.  No.  It is  the Spanish Civil War, a war in which hatred among Spaniards reached a climax before the war began with … Continue reading

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Three legal matters: the Supreme Court, Michael Flynn, and FBI DOJ documents

  By Robert Willmann Three legal matters worthy of attention are here this week of 8 July 2018.  1.  U.S. Supreme Court nomination  A nomination should be made today to the U.S. Supreme Court to take the place of Judge … Continue reading

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No nerve or other chemical agent at Douma – OPCW

 "A preliminary report published Friday by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) found no traces of any nerve agent at the site of a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma. The OPCW report states this … Continue reading

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Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches to re-build sites in Syria.

"The Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches have begun implementing a plan aimed at reconstruction of Christian churches and monasteries destroyed during the years of Syrian war, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the chairman of the Department of External Relations of … Continue reading

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Pompeo’s prospects: outlook from a 40-year Pyongyang watcher – Asia Times

  "The Kim family regime had truly mastered the arts of propaganda. On one trip, in 2007, my handler became incensed when I remarked that Kim Il-sung had gone to Moscow to plead with Josef Stalin three times before getting … Continue reading

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Trump Ain’t No Hitler by Publius Tacitus

The derangement of the anti-Trumpers, which encompasses many Democrats and some neo-conservative Republicans, has entered crazy land, especially when Trump critics try to draw parallels between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler and/or Benito Mussolini. The ignorance and stupidity displayed by … Continue reading

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Censoring the Declaration of Independence, or A Society of Robots Cannot Long Survive – Decameron

Independence Hall, Philadelphia  Sometimes robots are machines, and sometimes they’re not.   How many times do we have to check the box “I Am Not a Robot” when navigating cyberspace?  The statement doesn’t specify if question means mechanical or philosophical.     … Continue reading

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Topics – 6 July 2018

 These are discussion topics, not subjects about which I have made up my mind:  1.   A quick US/UK trade agreement? “We didn’t talk about details, he just simply said we’re very pro the idea of a trade arrangement as … Continue reading

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 5 JULY 2018 (Patrick Armstrong)

THE MEETING. I don't expect anything to be settled: the Russia/collusion/interference nonsense has to be exploded before Trump is free to do what should be done and Putin has no reason to ever trust the mere word of a US … Continue reading

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China offered a trade alliance with EU against the US – and was rejected

Never one to act without a long-term strategic plan, Beijing’s approach to cozy up with Europe may have an entirely different motive than isolating Trump: China’s offer at the upcoming summit to open up reflects Beijing’s concern that it is … Continue reading

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