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trueprada said:

 

Eric Trump says DNC chair is a ‘nut job’: My father ‘accomplished more than any president in history’

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He's got that white supremacist haircut too.

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Whites are the only major demographic group in which more approve than disapprove of Donald Trump https://t.co/mI210ReArc pic.twitter.com/rFs90w9Ubd
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) June 25, 2017

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America’s national parks need a staggering $11.5bn worth of overdue road and infrastructure repairs. But with the proposed National Park Service budget slashed by almost $400m, the Trump administration says it will turn to privatizing public park services to address those deferred maintenance costs.

“I don’t want to be in the business of running campgrounds,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said at a meeting of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association in Washington this month. This came after Donald Trump proposed cutting the Department of the Interior budget by 13%

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A coalition of influential officials in Arizona and Utah is urging the Trump administration to consider rolling back Obama-era environmental protections that ban new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

They argue that the 20-year ban that came into effect in 2012 is unlawful and stifles economic opportunity in the mining industry. But supporters of the ban say new mining activity could increase the risk of uranium-contaminated water flowing into the canyon. Past mining in the region has left hundreds of polluted sites among Arizona’s Navajo population, leading to serious health consequences, including cancer and kidney failure

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Gry60 said:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/05/public-lands-uranium-mining-arizona-grand-canyon

A coalition of influential officials in Arizona and Utah is urging the Trump administration to consider rolling back Obama-era environmental protections that ban new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

They argue that the 20-year ban that came into effect in 2012 is unlawful and stifles economic opportunity in the mining industry. But supporters of the ban say new mining activity could increase the risk of uranium-contaminated water flowing into the canyon. Past mining in the region has left hundreds of polluted sites among Arizona’s Navajo population, leading to serious health consequences, including cancer and kidney failure

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New @AP: despite resistance from some in administration, Trump pushing for full bilateral meeting with Putin https://t.co/qXFKMGUCdB

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Rolaholic said:

This dude from the Brookings institute has had a habit of tweeting out "tick tick" before every big Comey story broke,he tweeted it again today...

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Rolaholic said:

If he's so against 'theocratic despotism',why do they still kiss The Saudi's behinds without pause?

The great irony here is that the wwhole situation in Iran is a result of US/CIA funded and supported regime change when Iran was actually a thriving democracy over 60 years ago. They deposed their democratically elected PM in favor of reinstalling the Shahs and the rest is history...

Nothing but chickens coming home to roost

Mr Cotton is definitely counting on people's ignorance of history to get to talk out of both sides of his mouth without consequence

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hipstermike said:

Get Me Roger Stone worth watching on Netflix?

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Gry60 said:

 

Rolaholic said:

If he's so against 'theocratic despotism',why do they still kiss The Saudi's behinds without pause?

The great irony here is that the wwhole situation in Iran is a result of US/CIA funded and supported regime change when Iran was actually a thriving democracy over 60 years ago. They deposed their democratically elected PM in favor of reinstalling the Shahs and the rest is history...

Nothing but chickens coming home to roost

Mr Cotton is definitely counting on people's ignorance of history to get to talk out of both sides of his mouth without consequence

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@ Cotton trying to make a moral argument for the invasion of Iran. It's almost like the AHCA thing is not happening. It's almost like the fusion of Church and State is not happening.

The rest of the world knows the US no longer has a moral high ground, but Muricans who believe what Cotton is spewing are still obscured by the veil of "exceptionalism."

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RustyShackleford said:

Rolaholic said:

This dude from the Brookings institute has had a habit of tweeting out "tick tick" before every big Comey story broke,he tweeted it again today...

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They were rumors that the Sugar Bigot was tweeting nonsense this weekend to create a story to distract from something dropping this week.

WaPo and NYT might be ready to throw oops to each other again.

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The Supreme Court has ruled in a Missouri case that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money to pay for new playground surfaces and other non-religious needs.

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Gry60 said:

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ational-parks-privatized-trump-administration

America’s national parks need a staggering $11.5bn worth of overdue road and infrastructure repairs. But with the proposed National Park Service budget slashed by almost $400m, the Trump administration says it will turn to privatizing public park services to address those deferred maintenance costs.

“I don’t want to be in the business of running campgrounds,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said at a meeting of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association in Washington this month. This came after Donald Trump proposed cutting the Department of the Interior budget by 13%

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/05/public-lands-uranium-mining-arizona-grand-canyon

A coalition of influential officials in Arizona and Utah is urging the Trump administration to consider rolling back Obama-era environmental protections that ban new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

They argue that the 20-year ban that came into effect in 2012 is unlawful and stifles economic opportunity in the mining industry. But supporters of the ban say new mining activity could increase the risk of uranium-contaminated water flowing into the canyon. Past mining in the region has left hundreds of polluted sites among Arizona’s Navajo population, leading to serious health consequences, including cancer and kidney failure

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Nike Jordan said:

Whites are the only major demographic group in which more approve than disapprove of Donald Trump https://t.co/mI210ReArc pic.twitter.com/rFs90w9Ubd
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch)

June 25, 2017

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RustyShackleford said:

SCOTUS ruled that they will hear the travel ban case in the fall until then it is partially reinstated

It you have ties to someone or something in the US will be allowed to enter, if not they can block you.

Expect the fragile Orange Bigot to act like he got a big win.

And expect his Stans, you be in here today because they finally have trolling material

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Nike Jordan said:

Whites are the only major demographic group in which more approve than disapprove of Donald Trump https://t.co/mI210ReArc pic.twitter.com/rFs90w9Ubd
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch)

June 25, 2017

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RustyShackleford said:

SCOTUS ruled that they will hear the travel ban case in the fall until then it is partially reinstated

It you have ties to someone or something in the US will be allowed to enter, if not they can block you.

Expect the fragile Orange Bigot to act like he got a big win.

And expect his Stans, you be in here today because they finally have trolling material

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The court said it would hear the case when it reconvenes in October. But it also indicated in the ruling that things may change dramatically by then. It asked the parties to address whether the case would be moot by the time it hears it; the ban is supposed to be a temporary one while the government reviews its vetting procedures.

And the justices said they “fully expect” the government to be able to conduct its review within the 90-day span the executive order proposes.

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The facts of these cases illustrate the sort of relationship that qualifies. For individuals, a close familial relationship is required. A foreign national who wishes to enter the United States to live with or visit a family member, like Doe’s wife or Dr. Elshikh’s mother-in-law, clearly has such a relationship. As for entities, the relationship must be formal, documented, and formed in the ordinary course, rather than for the purpose of evading EO–2. The students from the designated countries who have been admitted to the University of Hawaii have such a relationship with an American entity. So too would a worker who accepted an offer of employment from an American company or a lecturer invited to address an American audience. Not so someone who enters into a relationship simply to avoid §2(c): For example, a nonprofit group devoted to immigration issues may not contact foreign nationals from the designated countries, add them to client lists, and then secure their entry by claiming injury from their exclusion.

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