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Gag Order...
Former president Donald J. Trump is awaiting trial on four indictments. Out on bail with some (very minor) restrictions, in that he's not to discuss specifics of his cases with anyone other than his legal council.
In the Mar-a-Lago stolen documents case, he's not to discuss anything with his co-defendant and personal aide Walt Nauta. For one moment, do you that will hold true?
If you know Trump, a judge's request means nothing, as he's got a lifetime of doing and saying what he wants whenever he wants. He was banned from Twitter for violating their policy and that lead to him creating his own social media platform called TRUTH, where the truth is no one can stop him from posting misinformation to his hearts content.
Trump doesn't 'play fair' and because of that fact, he lost on a defamation case to journalist E. Jean Carroll. After the court's decision he was back on TRUTH badmouthing the woman that brought another round of defamation charges.
He's been attacking anyone he feels is a threat and and includes his inflammatory public statements directed at special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan.
Because Trump is running for office, he's using any instruction of limiting his conduct to the restriction of his first amendment rights, claiming it's political and a witch hunt.
I've been hearing 'witch hunt' going on 6 years now. If he doesn't use it in every public appearance, it's like having steak without sprinkling salt on the top!
I say, the law should prevail and it's time for a gag order.
In short, a gag order is a legal court order to ban a person or group of people from publicly disclosing information that could taint the integrity of a trial, possibly affect the jury or jury selection.
In layman's terms, it means STFU.
The difficulty of the court ordering a gag order on Trump is he's a cry baby, so it has to be specially written 'just for him' as a standard order for anyone else out on bail, just won't do.
Next week could be the test if it works or not.
I'll wager he will post about it on TRUTH and try to use it as a blame for Biden and his weaponized FBI... political interference.
... but that's my opinion as some of my blogs are.
In the Mar-a-Lago stolen documents case, he's not to discuss anything with his co-defendant and personal aide Walt Nauta. For one moment, do you that will hold true?
If you know Trump, a judge's request means nothing, as he's got a lifetime of doing and saying what he wants whenever he wants. He was banned from Twitter for violating their policy and that lead to him creating his own social media platform called TRUTH, where the truth is no one can stop him from posting misinformation to his hearts content.
Trump doesn't 'play fair' and because of that fact, he lost on a defamation case to journalist E. Jean Carroll. After the court's decision he was back on TRUTH badmouthing the woman that brought another round of defamation charges.
He's been attacking anyone he feels is a threat and and includes his inflammatory public statements directed at special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan.
Because Trump is running for office, he's using any instruction of limiting his conduct to the restriction of his first amendment rights, claiming it's political and a witch hunt.
I've been hearing 'witch hunt' going on 6 years now. If he doesn't use it in every public appearance, it's like having steak without sprinkling salt on the top!
I say, the law should prevail and it's time for a gag order.
In short, a gag order is a legal court order to ban a person or group of people from publicly disclosing information that could taint the integrity of a trial, possibly affect the jury or jury selection.
In layman's terms, it means STFU.
The difficulty of the court ordering a gag order on Trump is he's a cry baby, so it has to be specially written 'just for him' as a standard order for anyone else out on bail, just won't do.
Next week could be the test if it works or not.
I'll wager he will post about it on TRUTH and try to use it as a blame for Biden and his weaponized FBI... political interference.
... but that's my opinion as some of my blogs are.
Just updated my profile with newer recent pics. Feel free to share your thoughts...
Feel free to share your opinion on them. I never really liked having pics taken of me. I have been using my high school graduation pic from the 80's since I've been on here. So, anyway, this is what I look like today at 55 years old. I don't think I look bad for a 55 year old, eh.....
Okay, I'm still a little backwards when it comes to pics of me, so that's why I have the mask. But hey, I am after all following the trend over the past two years, right?
FYI: No, I don't have any facial hair. I'm clean shaven. And yes, I am sporting a mullet. I have pretty much had one off and on through the years since about 17.
Eh, I'll go ahead and post a pic of me NOT in my mask. This too was taken today.
Okay, I'm still a little backwards when it comes to pics of me, so that's why I have the mask. But hey, I am after all following the trend over the past two years, right? FYI: No, I don't have any facial hair. I'm clean shaven. And yes, I am sporting a mullet. I have pretty much had one off and on through the years since about 17.
Eh, I'll go ahead and post a pic of me NOT in my mask. This too was taken today.
In the middle of a pandemic Trump threatens to de-fund the World Health Organization
While the World Health Organization (WHO) has applauded the USA's response to the pandemic, it has been critical of Trump's odd behavior in delaying a response. So, our spoiled brat "so-called" president does what he always does - retaliate. (No. I didn't do a bad job. You did. )
Yesterday from NPR;
)Yesterday from NPR;
In response to:
Trump Criticizes WHO And Threatens To Pull U.S. Funding
April 7, 20207:43 PM ET
Laurel Wamsley at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
November 7, 2018
In a White House press briefing on Tuesday, President Trump criticized the World Health Organization's coronavirus response and threatened to cut its funding.
President Trump assailed the World Health Organization on Tuesday, and indicated that he will consider putting a hold on funding it.
In a media briefing at the White House, Trump twice stated that the United States funds the majority of the organization's budget. According to the WHO, the United States provided 14.67% of its funding in 2018-2019.
The WHO has been the most prominent global organization leading the strategy to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
But on Tuesday, Trump criticized the WHO as slow to respond to the crisis, and repeatedly said the organization has been "China-centric." He complained that the WHO "receives vast amounts of money from the United States" and that the organization "called it wrong."
"They could have called it months earlier," he said. "They would have known and they should have known and they probably did not. So we'll be looking into that very carefully."
Trump at one point said "we're gonna put a hold on money spent to the WHO," before backtracking later in the briefing and saying "we're going to take a look at it."
Trump was asked what he meant by calling the WHO "China-centric."
"I don't know, they seem to come down on the side of China," Trump replied. "'Don't close your borders to China,' they don't report what's really going on. They didn't see it, and yet they were there, they didn't see what was going on in Wuhan. They didn't see it. How do you not see it? They didn't report it. They must have seen it, but they didn't report it."
The WHO has opposed travel bans, mainly due to the economic damage they cause.
The U.S. is the single largest contributor to the WHO. Its assessed contribution is 22% of the total members' assessed contributions. The U.S. pays considerably more than the assessed contributions in additional voluntary contributions. That 22% assessed contribution has been stable for many years, but the voluntary contributions have fluctuated depending on health crises and U.S. political priorities.
The WHO is funded not only by nations, but also nonprofit organizations, foundations, companies, universities and governmental alliances. After the U.S., the next three largest WHO funders in 2018-2019 were the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the GAVI Alliance, and the United Kingdom.
Trump Criticizes WHO And Threatens To Pull U.S. Funding
April 7, 20207:43 PM ET
Laurel Wamsley at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
November 7, 2018
In a White House press briefing on Tuesday, President Trump criticized the World Health Organization's coronavirus response and threatened to cut its funding.
President Trump assailed the World Health Organization on Tuesday, and indicated that he will consider putting a hold on funding it.
In a media briefing at the White House, Trump twice stated that the United States funds the majority of the organization's budget. According to the WHO, the United States provided 14.67% of its funding in 2018-2019.
The WHO has been the most prominent global organization leading the strategy to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
But on Tuesday, Trump criticized the WHO as slow to respond to the crisis, and repeatedly said the organization has been "China-centric." He complained that the WHO "receives vast amounts of money from the United States" and that the organization "called it wrong."
"They could have called it months earlier," he said. "They would have known and they should have known and they probably did not. So we'll be looking into that very carefully."
Trump at one point said "we're gonna put a hold on money spent to the WHO," before backtracking later in the briefing and saying "we're going to take a look at it."
Trump was asked what he meant by calling the WHO "China-centric."
"I don't know, they seem to come down on the side of China," Trump replied. "'Don't close your borders to China,' they don't report what's really going on. They didn't see it, and yet they were there, they didn't see what was going on in Wuhan. They didn't see it. How do you not see it? They didn't report it. They must have seen it, but they didn't report it."
The WHO has opposed travel bans, mainly due to the economic damage they cause.
The U.S. is the single largest contributor to the WHO. Its assessed contribution is 22% of the total members' assessed contributions. The U.S. pays considerably more than the assessed contributions in additional voluntary contributions. That 22% assessed contribution has been stable for many years, but the voluntary contributions have fluctuated depending on health crises and U.S. political priorities.
The WHO is funded not only by nations, but also nonprofit organizations, foundations, companies, universities and governmental alliances. After the U.S., the next three largest WHO funders in 2018-2019 were the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the GAVI Alliance, and the United Kingdom.
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Hey Y'all Canucks...HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Yep. The Dominion Of Canada was formed July 1, 1867.
So this is like their Squeamish-Centennial.
Or something like that. I think.
O.K...ya got me. I put in 'Squeamish-Centennial' cuz I couldn't spell the real thing to save my life.
Deal with it.
Whatever it is, and for that matter whatever a Dominion is
...
PUT 'EM TOGETHER
AND GIVE IT UP FOR THE CANUCKS, Y'ALL!
YouTube When It's Springtime In The Rockies - Sons Of The Pioneers
Canucks can't resist that song & vid
It turns 'em all warm & fuzzy inside....
So this is like their Squeamish-Centennial.
Or something like that. I think.
O.K...ya got me. I put in 'Squeamish-Centennial' cuz I couldn't spell the real thing to save my life.
Deal with it.
Whatever it is, and for that matter whatever a Dominion is
...PUT 'EM TOGETHER
AND GIVE IT UP FOR THE CANUCKS, Y'ALL!
YouTube When It's Springtime In The Rockies - Sons Of The Pioneers
Canucks can't resist that song & vid
It turns 'em all warm & fuzzy inside....
A clear inside look at the dysfunctional Donald Trump and the roots of his dysfunctions.
This blog is only about the 3 videos I posted. Nothing else.
Any attacks on CS members will be deleted.
Any wandering off-topic will be deleted.
(George Stefanopolis) "What is the single most important thing you think the country ought to know about your uncle".
(Mary Trump) "He is utterly incapable of leading this country and it is dangerous to allow him to do so."
(George Stefanopolis) "Based on what you see now, or what you saw then ?"
(Mary Trump) "Based on what I have seen my entire adult life."
Any attacks on CS members will be deleted.
Any wandering off-topic will be deleted.
(George Stefanopolis) "What is the single most important thing you think the country ought to know about your uncle".
(Mary Trump) "He is utterly incapable of leading this country and it is dangerous to allow him to do so."
(George Stefanopolis) "Based on what you see now, or what you saw then ?"
(Mary Trump) "Based on what I have seen my entire adult life."
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Reuters: "US Oil Reserves Sent Overseas (ChiComs!*) As Gasoline Prices Stay High"
More than 5 million barrels of oil that were part of a historic U.S. emergency reserves release to lower domestic fuel prices were exported to Europe and Asia last month, according to data and sources, even as U.S. gasoline and diesel prices hit record highs.:
Full Article @
Full Article @
WH Press Secretary Dodges questions of oil from the US Strategic Reserve being sent overseas - perhaps to China -
Also on questions of the POTUS lying that he knew Nothing of his son Hunter's dealings -
WITH CHINA??
* " (ChiComs!) " did not appear in the Reuters article - It was inserted later in the blog when the OP responded to a request from a commenter to provide evidence of SPR oil having been sent to China & it was discovered that such shipments Had Been Reported.
To Fargo for promptng the clarification.
- Mick
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Trump Told Australian Billionaire Nuclear Sub Secrets
"Former President Donald Trump reportedly shared details about America’s nuclear submarine program with an Australian billionaire, who then went on to tell journalists, foreign officials and others about the sensitive information, according to multiple reports."
"Trump has completely mishandled the coronavirus response and should resign"
Yesterday in The Bangor Daily News;
Weissman is a wise man.
In response to:
Trump has completely mishandled the coronavirus response and should resign
By Robert Weissman
In a time when protecting the nation’s public health demands clear, truthful and compassionate leadership, President Donald Trump has offered exactly the opposite. He is a clear and present danger to the nation’s public health, and he should resign immediately.
Trump has dissembled about the seriousness of the coronavirus epidemic, either because he refuses to accept the truth or fears the effect on his political fortunes, or both. Months too late, he has finally started to acknowledge that the crisis is real, serious and likely to persist. Even so, as late as March 15, he untruthfully claimed that the U.S. government has the virus under “tremendous control.”
Trump repeatedly has refused to make science-based recommendations (e.g., older people should avoid cruise ships and plane travel) or to declare a public health emergency, reportedly out of fear about the effect on the stock market. It turns out that denying the truth visible to all doesn’t fool the market; and, in fact, when Trump did finally declare a public health emergency, markets reacted positively.
Trump has presided over an administration that inexplicably has failed to deliver vitally needed coronavirus tests to health care providers around the country and then repeatedly lied to or misled the American public about remedying the problem. Instead of taking responsibility for the problem and fixing it, Trump has bizarrely blamed it on his predecessor, Barack Obama. “No, I don’t take responsibility at all,” says Trump.
This testing failure may be the single most consequential human factor responsible for the spread of the disease. It has been impossible for public health authorities to calibrate appropriate responses without a clear understanding of COVID-19 incidence in the United States. Even now, public health experts are merely guessing about the actual extent of disease spread in the United States. Nearly two months into the start of the disease in the United States, South Korea is testing 161 times more people per capita than the United States.
Beyond the testing debacle, there has been a shocking lack of leadership from the federal government under Trump. Governors and local authorities have stepped into the gap, but they are all clear that they are desperate for federal leadership. It has not been forthcoming. With states seeking federal assistance in providing the equipment needed to treat COVID-19 patients, Trump replied, “Try getting it yourselves.”
Even for Trump, this Marie Antoinette response was shocking.
Crisis moments typically give rise to inspirational words from our leaders. Whether naturally gifted orators or not, they typically rise to the moment. They understand the need to share the truth with their compatriots. They understand the need both to calm and galvanize the nation in the face of fear and great challenges. And they understand the need to bring people together for shared national purpose, to spark kindness and solidarity.
Leaders do these things because they care about their people and their country — and because they understand that honesty, calm, shared purpose and solidarity are necessary to meet fearsome national challenges.
That Trump is doing the opposite of all this is not just a shortcoming or just another example of his boundless self-absorption.
Trump’s failings have nothing to do with political ideology or legitimate areas of policy disagreement. They are intolerable failures of leadership in a time of national crisis that have endangered the lives of all Americans. Trump should step down immediately.
Trump has completely mishandled the coronavirus response and should resign
By Robert Weissman
In a time when protecting the nation’s public health demands clear, truthful and compassionate leadership, President Donald Trump has offered exactly the opposite. He is a clear and present danger to the nation’s public health, and he should resign immediately.
Trump has dissembled about the seriousness of the coronavirus epidemic, either because he refuses to accept the truth or fears the effect on his political fortunes, or both. Months too late, he has finally started to acknowledge that the crisis is real, serious and likely to persist. Even so, as late as March 15, he untruthfully claimed that the U.S. government has the virus under “tremendous control.”
Trump repeatedly has refused to make science-based recommendations (e.g., older people should avoid cruise ships and plane travel) or to declare a public health emergency, reportedly out of fear about the effect on the stock market. It turns out that denying the truth visible to all doesn’t fool the market; and, in fact, when Trump did finally declare a public health emergency, markets reacted positively.
Trump has presided over an administration that inexplicably has failed to deliver vitally needed coronavirus tests to health care providers around the country and then repeatedly lied to or misled the American public about remedying the problem. Instead of taking responsibility for the problem and fixing it, Trump has bizarrely blamed it on his predecessor, Barack Obama. “No, I don’t take responsibility at all,” says Trump.
This testing failure may be the single most consequential human factor responsible for the spread of the disease. It has been impossible for public health authorities to calibrate appropriate responses without a clear understanding of COVID-19 incidence in the United States. Even now, public health experts are merely guessing about the actual extent of disease spread in the United States. Nearly two months into the start of the disease in the United States, South Korea is testing 161 times more people per capita than the United States.
Beyond the testing debacle, there has been a shocking lack of leadership from the federal government under Trump. Governors and local authorities have stepped into the gap, but they are all clear that they are desperate for federal leadership. It has not been forthcoming. With states seeking federal assistance in providing the equipment needed to treat COVID-19 patients, Trump replied, “Try getting it yourselves.”
Even for Trump, this Marie Antoinette response was shocking.
Crisis moments typically give rise to inspirational words from our leaders. Whether naturally gifted orators or not, they typically rise to the moment. They understand the need to share the truth with their compatriots. They understand the need both to calm and galvanize the nation in the face of fear and great challenges. And they understand the need to bring people together for shared national purpose, to spark kindness and solidarity.
Leaders do these things because they care about their people and their country — and because they understand that honesty, calm, shared purpose and solidarity are necessary to meet fearsome national challenges.
That Trump is doing the opposite of all this is not just a shortcoming or just another example of his boundless self-absorption.
Trump’s failings have nothing to do with political ideology or legitimate areas of policy disagreement. They are intolerable failures of leadership in a time of national crisis that have endangered the lives of all Americans. Trump should step down immediately.
Weissman is a wise man.
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SIBERIAN BEAR REPORT - '18
GROUNDHOG DAY UPDATE -
Go To The Most Recent Comment For Updates On Weather Prognostications Of Hibernating Critters...
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North Murkuns eagerly awaiting this year's forecast of an early Spring/continued Winter.
Reports are that snow persons in many communities have been doused with gasoline and snow shovels are piled high.
The snow persons & shovels will be set ablaze in the event that the local marmot meteorologist proclaims Winter's end.
Groundhog Day, the only day of the year named for an animal, is the highest, most eagerly anticipated & festive day of the entire year!
It marks the last vestige of the prior year/Christmas Season.
In the Old Church Calendar, Feb. 2 is the Feast of The Purification of The Virgin/Candlemas.
It is at this time of year that weather patterns begin to shift.
Northerly patterns which bring high pressure & clear cold weather begin to give way to more Southerly patterns bringing low pressure, warmer temps, clouds & often heavy wet Spring snows.
This change was noted by ol' time weather watchers.
If the change occurred at mid-Winter, it indicated the change had begun & Spring would arrive early.
Hence the old weather saw -
'If Candlemas Day dawn fair and clear,
Expect two Winters in the year.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Go Winter and come not again.'
Reports from whistlepigs 'round North Murka will be coming in shortly.
This blog will keep y'all informed of events as they occur...
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The unfortunate TRUTH about the "so-called" president
He is corrupt and a real danger to EVERY American.
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