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Many of us have seen the "data". Because of alleged female advantages along lines of cooperation and consensus, and listening/compassion, respectively, in these setttings, they should bring vast improvements in measurable outcomes, however guaged. Perhaps. These assertions are consistent with much of what we know about sentiments and sentimentalities between sexes. But when one considers that these data were planned, gathered and analysed almost always by academics, (one more grant/published paper, a step closer to tenure and never fired status), caution is important in moving from "research" findings, to policy. Valid political surveys, by both academicians, but also by many others, consistenty show almost all such faculty are of left leaning bents. Often hopelessly so. So what, you say? If anyone believes that there's no political biases in "science", I'll wager you $100 otherwise.

70 tears ago today Israel was recognized as a sovereign state. Today President Trump follows through on a promise made bu numerous other presidents to move our Embassy to Jerusalem but never followed through with.

Israel regards Jerusalem as its "eternal and undivided" capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem - occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war - as the capital of a future state.
Mr Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital broke with decades of US neutrality on the issue and put it out of step with most of the international community.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the embassy move was a reason for celebration and called on other nations to follow suit.
"I call on all countries to join the US in moving their embassies to Jerusalem," Mr Netanyahu said, adding: "It's the right thing to do... because it advances peace."
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has described Mr Trump's decision to move the embassy as the "slap of the century".

“Thank You President Trump.” That was the message projected onto the ancient walls of Jerusalem, together with the American and Israeli flags, on the eve of the formal transfer of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem on Sunday evening.

I can't wait for it to be completely exposed.

Let's see what's up in the air.

How disturbing and contemptible these activities are.

BTW, N.M.P. stands for Not My President in case you were wondering.

Recent developments have combined to paint a picture for me which may explain a conundrum as to the reason Donald Trump would risk losing a portion of the electorate by refusing to release his tax returns. This decision can only be explained by the metric that to refuse to release would have less adverse impact than to release. To refuse to release, meant losing some votes. To release, could mean going to prison.
Let me explain.
During the 2016 campaign Trump was winning primary after primary and as he got closer to the nomination people started getting more and more concerned about seeing his tax returns. The higher he got in the campaign, the harder people pushed to have him release. It's entirely possible there are certain business deals outlined in them which could be hard to explain especially if they are going to be scrutinized word for word and down to the penny by people who are not big fans of his like the SEC or Securities and Exchange Commission not to mention the NYSE and NASDAQ and lawyers working with other candidates. I'm talking stock manipulation or insider trading which is what got Martha Stewart some time behind bars. There's an old saying, "It Takes A Thief To Catch A Thief." It also takes a Stock Trader to catch a Stock Manipulator. I've been trading stocks & bonds since 1967 and I can spot a "Pump & Dump" or maneuver to either raise or lower a stock price pretty damn quickly. Judges have been caught up dabbling in stocks of companies which run "for profit" prisons. It's easy for them to enhance their portfolio by incarcerating offenders by the bus load.
For a president who may be invested in steel companies like US Steel symbol x or AK Steel symbol AKS or Alcoa Aluminum symbol AA or a raft of other companies to make his holdings go through the roof by imposing tariffs on imported steel & aluminum. Maybe he has a position in Whirlpool which would explain a tariff on washing machines which had to be the strangest move imaginable. That was what got me wondering WTF is the logic behind that? Maybe he holds a large block of stock of a domestic manufacturer of solar panels. Who knows? A look at his tax returns and his 1099's would show that in less than a minute. Import tariffs would also affect his other businesses.
Electing a businessman with billions invested in corporations just may be the worse decision a country can make. Corruption isn't restricted to 3rd world countries by any means.
If I'm right, and I have very little doubt I am, the American voter will never see Donald Trump's tax returns. At least not until the statute of limitations on securities fraud runs out. It could mean swapping his luxury digs at Trump Tower for a cot at the "Tombs" in NYC.

No shortage of oportunities to expose the biased media for their echo chamber existence. Just watch the "comedienne" Mz. Wolf's tasteless hate speech bashing of some Trump staffers at the whitehouse correspondent's dinner, which the big guy wisely skipped, for the second time, to reve up supporters in Michigan. But if the Korean deals really fly right, after so many US Presidents and other world leaders have failed miserably, it will be instructive to watch the media's babbling on our brilliant President Trump's all pivotal, essential and groundbraking roles. Count the use of the words "but" and "however" followed by a bevy of distortions attempting to minimize his part in it, Pathetic. But it'll only reach it's Zenith if the ueber liberal Nobel Committee deigns to do the right thing, especially after bestowing the prize on our affirmative action POTUS Obama for "potential accomplishments"only. Really pathetic, but so characteristic. V-Aa.

Right off the beginning, I would clarify this statement to be not absolutely true. It depends upon so many things and many reasons, to some that this is absolutely a baloney statement.

First off you have to live in a country that is far better than America, ie SWITZERLAND, to laugh at this slogan. You can be very lucky and live in the other countries that can absolutely ridicule this statement or the goal of the President in making it great again.

I am referring to most of us, who once felt that this country was great and that it can get back its luster again.

Note: if 69 percent or so of the world are living in poverty and way below the standards of an ordinary American citizen, I am sure you say, America was great and that it can be great again.

Another note: Why would there be no other country that consistently for the past 50 years been sought by illegal immigrants?

Anyways good morning blog land and may you all have a good day.

"It’s no secret that President Donald Trump loves dictators. Over the course of his presidency, Trump has expressed admiration for a slew of authoritarians, from Russian President Vladimir Putin to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The latest to receive such praise is Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In closed-door remarks to Republicans on Saturday, Trump celebrated Xi for his recent consolidation of power and for getting rid of presidential term limits, according to CNN, which obtained a recording of the meeting."

Read the rest in the above link.

The phrase "everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" is credited to either Andy Warhohl or his photographer, Nat Finkelstein (1966 or 1968). Whoever said it first, it has indeed turned out to be true when it comes to persons who are suddenly slingshot into a media firestorm for one reason or another. Soon enough, our twenty-four-hour news cycle moves on to the next cultural or political phenomenon, whether it is legitimate or entirely fake.

We forget these people the minute they disappear from our television or internet screens. We will quickly forget Stormy Daniels and David Hogg, too, and the sooner, the better. Let the next firestorm begin! This one began to stink a few weeks ago.

The left in America increasingly swaddles itself in bubble wrap. They, these progressives, do not intend to let the values of mainstream Americans interfere with their agenda to transform our nation. When an event like the school shooting in Parkland occurs, they are quick to leap into action. They know within minutes whom to blame, whom to catapult into the media spotlight, where to get the money to fund whatever campaign they spring into action to mount. Like the devout students of Saul Alinsky they are, they know how to capitalize on a crime and misery.

Clearly, the leftist media believed that as the Russia collusion meme fell apart, they could take Trump out with a porn star. Is she really a star? Who knows? No one cares except the powers that be at CNN. The Access Hollywood tape from years ago did not hurt Trump one bit, but somehow, in their dreams, a one-night stand twelve years ago with the porn actress will do the trick.

Cloward and Pivens were married sociology professors and political activists who devised this strategy in 1966 at Columbia University where they taught. Basically this is a liberal attempt to bring down capitalism in the US by overloading the welfare system. The original goal was to establish a universal income for all which was supposed to eliminate poverty. The pursuit of this strategy has given us the rise of community organizers like Obama. I would assume the left's love for open borders and massive immigration from third world countries is an attempt to speed up the process. It seems to me like they are succeeding in their attempts to bring anarchy, but I believe there will be unintended consequences which they have not thought through. Watch the short video if you want to understand the concept better. Do you think it is working?