[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #535 Lizzy was too late!

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 11:38 schreef Ulx het volgende:
President Trump’s long-time love affair with asbestos is making its way into federal policy

Asbest is goed! Alle Trumpfans zouden asbest moeten gebruiken! Tegen asbest zijn is niet patriottisch.

Wat is die vent toch kwaadaardig.

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 11:45 schreef Wombcat het volgende:

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Diep inhaleren graag.

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 14:31 schreef OMG het volgende:

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Of gewoon lekker kleuren;

Crayons bought at discount store test positive for asbestos, group says
https://abcnews.go.com/US(...)up/story?id=57083697

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China will impose tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of U.S. products, officials announced Wednesday, marking the latest parry in an escalating trade war between the two countries.

The 25 percent tariffs will go into effect Aug. 23, targeting cars, crude oil, natural gas and coal.

In a statement, the Chinese Commerce Ministry charged that the United States “once again put domestic law above international law by imposing ‘very unreasonable’ new tariffs on Chinese goods.”

China’s announcement is a direct response to new duties on Chinese goods imported into the United States, announced Tuesday in Washington. Those new tariffs, totaling $16 billion, will be levied against 279 products, including motorcycles, steam turbines and railway cars.

After months of escalation, business communities in both countries are wondering when and how the trade confrontation will end.

“With each successive round of tariffs, Trump continues to back China into a corner, forcing Beijing to respond in kind,” said James Zimmerman, a partner in the Beijing office of international law firm Perkins Coie and a former chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.

“There is no off-ramp, and Trump has given China little wiggle room to save face and come to the bargaining table,” he said. “By continuing to up the ante, Trump is, in effect, publicly demanding an unconditional surrender from Beijing.”

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 16:38 schreef Monolith het volgende:
Was de uitslag in de primaries in Kansas al voorbij gekomen? Kobach wint de primary met grofweg 126.000 stemmen, maar slechts 191 stemmen meer dan de nummer twee:
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/kansas/

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 19:13 schreef Euribob het volgende:

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Nou, dan stijgen de kansen voor een Democratische gouverneur daar aanzienlijk lijkt me. Die moet alleen wel echt winnen dan, want anders zitten ze met die Kobach opgescheept.

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President Trump’s lawyers rejected the special counsel’s latest terms for an interview in the Russia investigation, countering on Wednesday with an offer that suggested a narrow path for answering questions, people familiar with the matter said.

Jay Sekulow, one of Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers, confirmed that a response was sent but declined to comment on its content. The president’s lead lawyer in the case, Rudolph W. Giuliani, noted the documents that the White House has already provided and said, “We’re restating what we have been saying for months: It is time for the Office of Special Counsel to conclude its inquiry without further delay.”

The letter marked the latest back and forth in the eight months of negotiations between Mr. Trump’s lawyers and the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. Last week, Mr. Mueller proposed a slightly altered format to the expansive interview he wants to conduct with the president.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers did not reject an interview outright but included the narrower counteroffer, one person familiar with the response said. However, the person said that Mr. Trump’s lawyers did not want him answering questions about whether he obstructed justice.

The response indicated how far apart the two sides remain.

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 21:17 schreef Nintex het volgende:
Verkiezingen dus weer gewonnen door het rode team.

En bovendien een paar pro-Trumpers de primary door. Waaronder piloot John James met een apache in zijn logo

Waar blijft die Blue wave dan toch?

Ow wacht, dat zijn de traantjes.

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 21:26 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Kan natuurlijk zijn dat het in november anders uitpakt dan bij tussentijdse verkiezingen, maar om nou te zeggen dat de voortekenen matig zijn gaat ook wel weer wat ver.

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 21:44 schreef Szura het volgende:
Nieuwe sancties tegen Rusland vanwege de gifgasaanval op Skripal. Russische betrokkenheid volgens State aangetoond.

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With worn-out clichés about the dead voting, Chicago used to be the poster child for voter fraud. But if any state is a poster child for terrible election practices, it is surely Georgia. Bold claims demand bold evidence, and unfortunately there's plenty; on Monday, McClatchy reported a string of irregularities from the state's primary election in May, including one precinct with a 243-percent turnout.

Nunes On Secret Tape: Brett Kavanaugh Vote, Then Rod Rosenstein Impeachment | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

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"So if we actually vote to impeach, OK, what that does is that triggers the Senate then has to take it up," he said on the recording. "Well, and you have to decide what you want right now because the Senate only has so much time."

He continued: "Do you want them to drop everything and not confirm the Supreme Court justice, the new Supreme Court justice?"

"The Senate would have to drop everything they're doing ... and start with impeachment on Rosenstein. And then take the risk of not getting Kavanaugh confirmed," Nunes said. "So it's not a matter that any of us like Rosenstein. It's a matter of, it's a matter of timing."

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Nunes also said that "if Sessions won't unrecuse and Mueller won't clear the president, we're the only ones. Which is really the danger," according to the audio.

"I mean we have to keep all these seats. We have to keep the majority. If we do not keep the majority, all of this goes away," he added, apparently referring to keeping Republican control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections.

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"But ultimately let's say the Portuguese came and brought her some stolen emails. And she decided to release those. Okay, now we have a problem, right?" Nunes said. "Because somebody stole the emails, gave 'em to Cathy, Cathy released 'em. Well, if that's the case, then that's criminal."

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SethAbramson twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 01:40:24 As @ChrisRaimondi notes, the image below may be the MOST damning piece of evidence indicating Trump a) knew of the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting and b) knew what it was about. In the first 9 months of 2016, his first tweet about Clinton's emails was......the day of the meeting. https://t.co/48lAOBWYdt reageer retweet

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SethAbramson twitterde op woensdag 08-08-2018 om 17:41:43 (THREAD) There is increasing evidence the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting *did* produce the Clinton materials Trump was hoping for—just not on the timeframe he wanted. The Michael Flynn-Peter Smith axis points toward a whole summer of Trump collusion. Hope you'll read on and share. https://t.co/GnwrwBide2 reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 8 augustus 2018 16:38 schreef Monolith het volgende:
Was de uitslag in de primaries in Kansas al voorbij gekomen? Kobach wint de primary met grofweg 126.000 stemmen, maar slechts 191 stemmen meer dan de nummer twee:
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/kansas/

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Op donderdag 9 augustus 2018 06:01 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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SethAbramson twitterde op woensdag 08-08-2018 om 17:41:43 (THREAD) There is increasing evidence the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting *did* produce the Clinton materials Trump was hoping for—just not on the timeframe he wanted. The Michael Flynn-Peter Smith axis points toward a whole summer of Trump collusion. Hope you'll read on and share. https://t.co/GnwrwBide2 reageer retweet

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According to data from the Census Bureau, China is a key source of imports for many states:

• For 23 states, China is the top source of imports.

• For 45 states, China is in the top three.

• China is among the top-five import sources for 47 states (North Dakota, Louisiana, and Delaware are the only exceptions).

• Of the 23 states that count China as their largest source of imports, Trump won 15 in the 2016 presidential election.

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U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III has raked prosecutors from the special counsel’s office over the coals for the past week and a half. But on Thursday, he backed down, telling jurors to ignore one piece of criticism.

“I was critical of counsel for … allowing an expert to remain in the courtroom,” he said before testimony began. “You may put that aside… I may well have been wrong.”

On Wednesday, Ellis scolded prosecutors for calling an IRS expert who has sat through the trial in the gallery. Prosecutors filed a motion Thursday morning pointing out that the transcript backed up their understanding that Ellis had explicitly allowed the expert to do so.

“The Court’s sharp reprimand of government counsel in front of the jury on August 8 was therefore erroneous,” the prosecutors wrote. “And, while mistakes are a natural part of the trial process, the mistake here prejudiced the government by conveying to the jury that the government had acted improperly and had violated court rules or procedures. The exchange could very well lead the jury to reach two erroneous inferences: (a) that Mr. Welch’s testimony is not credible because he was improperly privy to the testimony of other witnesses, and (b) that the government sought to secure an unfair advantage by secreting its expert in the courtroom without permission…This prejudice should be cured.”

Ellis said Thursday that he had not actually read the transcript, which was attached to the government motion.

But, the judge said, “I was probably wrong.”

He added that he makes mistakes, “like any human — and this robe doesn’t make me any more than a human.”

He concluded, “Any criticism of counsel should be put aside — it doesn’t have anything to do with this case.”

Prosecutors then called their first witness, Melinda James. She said her name was previously Melinda Francis. According to emails already produced in court, Francis works at Citizens Bank.

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CNNPolitics twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 03:29:56 "We only have empty pockets when it comes to the morally right things to do, but when it comes to tax cuts for billionaires and when it comes to unlimited war we seem to be able to invent that money very easily," Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says. https://t.co/cgpyxY7z1g https://t.co/dgVgv8EMRb reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 9 augustus 2018 20:10 schreef Chewie het volgende:
Toch wel bijzonder wie hier degenen zijn die CNN volgen

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Op donderdag 9 augustus 2018 20:16 schreef Chewie het volgende:

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De omgekeerde bubbel.

Van Fox News was ik in 2001 (voor 9/11) al genezen toen ik in de VS was voor mijn werk, dat was toen al scare porn i.p.v. nieuws.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 18:03:30 Space Force all the way! reageer retweet

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Melissa_Brunner twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 20:30:22 BREAKING: @GovJeffColyer will have 100 votes added from Thomas Co; State elections director confirms standard double checking found error in entry; Colyer received 522 - they entered 422 #wibw #ksleg reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 20:45:12 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead in GOP governor primary cut in half after vote mistake discovered. reageer retweet

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kasie twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 21:44:42 Trump campaign asks supporters to vote for the new Space Force logo https://t.co/rIvd8AcHEh reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 9 augustus 2018 22:30 schreef Nintex het volgende:

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kasie twitterde op donderdag 09-08-2018 om 21:44:42 Trump campaign asks supporters to vote for the new Space Force logo https://t.co/rIvd8AcHEh reageer retweet