video version of the story from MeidasTouch

Jefferson was concerned about an uneducated democracy... so, he basically predicted 1Nut.

"Thomas Jefferson believed democracy was a fragile, worthy experiment requiring an educated citizenry to function. He advocated for a republic supported by local self-government, fearing that a centralized, uneducated democracy would fail. He considered informed public opinion essential to governance and feared the tyranny of both minority wealth (aristocracy) and majority rule.

"Adding two exclamation points, Ingraham quoted from the article in her caption to write,

"Mr. Trump and Xi Jinping are reportedly considering a deal to allow China to invest $1 trillion in the U.S. largely to build factories on American soil.' Trump on verge of making massive error " against aides' advice: report."

The linked article by Raw Story's Tom Boggioni reported that Trump was "giving serious consideration to allowing China to make a massive investment in the U.S. " against the advice of some of his closest advisors," heavily drawing from a column that conservative economist Oren Cass had written for The New York Times.

That deal would be "an unforced error of world-historic proportions," wrote Cass, and Boggioni added a comment that such a deal would be "undermin[ing] the very trade agenda [Trump] championed."

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"Trump was operating with a "fundamental misunderstanding of the relationship" between the U.S. and China, wrote Boggioni, because of how the Chinese Communist Party " can offer virtually unlimited financial support and access to a virtually unlimited labor pool."

Boggioni cited Cass's calculations that a "trillion-dollar infusion of Chinese capital would exceed the total direct investment in the United States made by any other country since the Declaration of Independence," and "even a fraction of that amount would devastate what remains of American economic defenses, weakening national security and supply-chain resilience while handing the Chinese Communist Party a powerful tool to subvert U.S. markets."

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Donnie must of really liked all that Chinese junk he bought from them to scam his Cult with.

actually MSNs vid is the same one, oops

Ukraine has rolled out their, 'secret weapons':

Greenland is going, "SEE?!".

But Venezuela is next on Trump's Victim List.

"Trumpezuela", complete with gold statue-laced Golf Courses and Ballroom Casinos.

Here's the vid version of the story from Hedges:

PETROCK,

"The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, establishes the direct popular election of U.S. Senators, shifting power from state legislatures to the voters.

While some conservatives advocate for its repeal to restore federalism and empower state governments, opponents argue this would reduce democratic participation and return to corrupt, brokered deals

Loss of Democratic Rights: Repeal would remove the ability of citizens to directly vote for their senators, taking a significant step backward in democratic representation."

Of course, the Trump Crime Family hooks up with the Russian Oligarchs whenever and wherever they can.

The chances that Trump didn't launder money for this guy in FL real estate deals is slim and none.

And there's this:

"In a recent interview laced with transphobic and homophobic rhetoric reminiscent of far-right online forums, Ivanishvili portrayed Georgia as locked in a cultural struggle against the west, accusing it of attempting to impose corrosive values on the nation."

"Ivanishvili's critics and those who once worked with him warn that behind his bombastic rhetoric lies a real danger.

They point to his pledges to ban all major opposition parties and remove opposition lawmakers after the elections, labelling them as "criminals" and "traitors".

"It is very simple, Ivanishvili actually does what he says. He promises to outlaw and jail his opponents and have no reason to doubt he will try to do that," said Tina Khidasheli, who served as defence minister in a Georgian Dream-led government from 2015 to 2016 and has since become a critic of Ivanishvili."

#46

OMG! You actually watch that CRAP? No wonder your brain is so deluded. Seek help before the Cerebral Aneurysm, not after.

I mean... you truly relate to that tiny little dick's whiny BS?

His petty problems are worse than what the Woman's Suffrage Movement was all about?

Are you sure you aren't, THESTEER? You know, a gelded bull?

"Banks even "bragged" about his deviant habits with colleagues while in his previous role in Border Patrol, and allegedly paid for sex with prostitutes while travelling across Colombia and Thailand over the course of a decade.

CBP reportedly investigated his behavior twice, including last year, but the probe was squashed by former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem."

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Doesn't seem fair that the same kind of behaviour that qualified him to be hired by the corrupt Trump Gov got him fired when it became public.

I mean, Trumps' done much worse and that's just public information, from paying off porn stars to keep quite during an election, to raping and defaming women, to paying off several dozen sex assaults cases against women to....

... drawing Bday Card pics of prepubescent girls and whispering about secrets in common with the Pedo King, his bosom buddy.

NOT FAIR AT ALL!!

This guy should sue for his job back. Consistency, people, a little consistency would be appreciated!

I think JeffJ and BJ are prolly especially proud of how far an evil person like Trump has gotten.

(I also expect that Banks will be the First Gov on the new state of, "Trumpezuala")

#44

Which means that married women take on their husband's views rather than keeping their own.

And often that's because they are BULLIED into it.

"This trend indicates that marriage status brings women closer to the political preferences of married men, who also tilt Republican, creating a "marriage gap" that is often as significant as the gender gap."

"A resumption of the bombing, coupled with even a limited ground assault, would ensure a long and costly war. It will fulfill Israel's objective " which seeks to bomb Iran into a failed state " but will be another mortal blow to the U.S. empire.

A ground assault on Kharg Island " which lies 16 miles off Iran's coast and serves as the country's main oil storage and export terminal, processing around 90 percent of the country's oil exports " would send seismic shock waves through the global economy.

And if U.S. troops attempt to seize Iranian territory, Iran will deploy its arsenal of anti-ship cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, underwater drones and mines, making any occupation deadly.

We are in serious trouble.

The management of the conflict is far beyond the capabilities of the buffoons within the Trump administration. They prefer global misery and carnage to defeat.

By the time they face the inevitable, they will have left mounds of corpses in their wake.

The tragedy is not that the empire is dying. The tragedy is that the empire is bringing so many innocents down with it."

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much more at the link

#39

Never take a Baptist fishing with you; he'll drink all your beer.

Take two Baptists, and they'll keep an eye on each other so you can drink all your beer!

#31

I considered the inverse pretty obvious; atheism can be used for questioning all sorts of beliefs... including agnosticism one supposes.

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But this thread is about THEBULL and all the women who would rather die than go near him.

I didn't know Dean Martin was putting on an act until a decade or so ago when I read about it.

Cash isn't acting.

You're stretching to make a point no one is arguing.

As I said, both atheism and theism can be used for evil purposes.

"The Taiping Rebellion (1850"1864) was directly inspired by a unique, syncretic interpretation of Christianity promoted by Hong Xiuquan, who believed himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

This movement aimed to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and create a "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" based on radical social equality.

"Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)"commonly known as the Obama Iran nuclear deal"in May 2018."

#11

"US Senate blocks latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, support grows

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the latest Democratic-led effort to end the Iran war until it is authorized by Congress, but the measure edged closer to passage as a third Republican voted to advance the bill.

The Senate voted 50-49 not to advance the war powers resolution, nearly along party lines. Three Republicans joined every Democrat but one in backing the measure sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

#22

And here I'm trying to give compliments that atheism is more efficient as an evil used by evil men.

Some people just can't take compliments!

btw, as it turns out:

"The Doctrine of Discovery, a series of papal decrees beginning in 1452, served as the legal justification for European colonization, resulting in the deaths of tens of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas due to disease, violence, and forced labor.

A 2018 study estimated that 55 million indigenous people died following the European conquest"

#18

Atheists got more done in one century than theists did in several.

I said both could be used as evil... I think I'll stand by that.

#4

Now you are just lying; spouting your Cult Hero's Lies:

#15

"Mass deaths in the 20th century, often estimated between 60 and 100 million or more, are attributed to policies enacted by communist, state-atheist regimes, notably under Joseph Stalin in the USSR and Mao Zedong in China.

These regimes promoted a state-mandated secularism, aiming to eliminate religious influence, which resulted in significant mortality through persecution, forced labor, and famine."

#11

Theism can be used for evil, as can atheism.

It was State sanctioned atheism that resulted in the deaths of between 60 and 100 million people in just the last century alone.

Men can be evil no matter their beliefs.

#3

Never happened. Paul was writing a letter to his young acolyte minister telling him not to let the women in THAT church, many of whom provided funds, push him around. It was never meant as some overall edict to all churches.