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@#1 ... ETTD ...
Well, yeah, that has been shown time and time again.
But it seems to be not only the daughter of fmr Mayor Giuliani but also a niece of fmr Pres Trump.
Mary L. Trump
en.wikipedia.org
... Mary Lea Trump (born May 3, 1965)[2] is an American psychologist and writer. A niece of former US president Donald Trump, she has been critical of him. Her 2020 book about him and the family, Too Much and Never Enough, sold nearly one million copies on the day of its release. Two further books followed, The Reckoning (2021) and Who Could Ever Love You (2024). ...
At this point, though, it seems to me that she seems to be spending a whole lot of time promoting here books.
In a true Trump fashion?
@#2 ... And he'll probably still vote for Trump. ...
At this point, from what I have seen of those in the Trump cult, I could not disagree.
That said, I would be curious how these experiences may affect his views.
Is he still hitched to the ~life sucks, then you die~ mantra of the Trump campaign?
The Fools - Life Sucks Then You Die (1985)
www.youtube.com
(lyrics in the video)
Art Tatum - Have You Met Miss Jones? (1956)
www.youtube.com
Mr Tatum is one of the best pianists I've listened to.
And then there is Ben Webster's sax entering into the song. How Mr Webster conveys such emotion in his playing is amazing.
Wow, two great musicians ...
@#1 ... Hollywood forgot that their primary role was entertainment and not politics ...
Conservative and/or Republican Actors
www.imdb.com
Or ...
Charlton Heston
en.wikipedia.org
... Heston was a five-term president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), from 1998 to 2003. ...
Related?
Russian foreign minister says denuclearization of N.Korea meaningless
www3.nhk.or.jp
... Russia's foreign minister says the term denuclearization when applied to North Korea is meaningless in light of what he described as a serious regional security threat posed by the United States, South Korea and Japan.
Sergey Lavrov also accused them of openly calling the US-South Korea alliance a "nuclear alliance" like NATO.
The comments were posted online on Thursday.
Lavrov said the United States and South Korea are attempting to form a tripartite with Japan, and accused Tokyo of being "outspoken in its commitment to remilitarisation."
Lavrov said denuclearization under such conditions is "off the table." ...
Oh, it's not just overtime he seems to avoid paying, by workers in general...
Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn't pay his bills (2016)
www.usatoday.com
... Donald Trump casts himself as a protector of workers and jobs, but a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found hundreds of people -- carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even his own lawyers -- who say he didn't pay them for their work. ...
And that is just as of 2016 ...
So, I have to ask, does fmr Pres Trump really care about workers? Or is his feigning of concern about workers yet another scan he is running?
Related?
Sanctioned Russian LNG Ship Nears Asia After Arctic Trip
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
... A Russian liquefied natural gas carrier sanctioned by the US is currently heading to potential buyers in North Asia after sailing thousands of miles through the Arctic Ocean.
Asya Energy passed the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East, carrying a shipment from the Arctic LNG 2 plant. It will be closely watched to see if it will continue sailing to an import terminal in the region, or try to cloak its identity in a bid to protect end-users from US retaliatory measures.
Washington put restrictions on the ship and facility as part of efforts to stem Russia's plans to expand natural gas exports and tap funds for its war in Ukraine. While Arctic LNG 2 started shipments in August via vessels with opaque ownership that were hiding their location, characteristics of a shadow fleet that are used to circumvent western restrictions, none have yet docked at another country's port.
Executives from Novatek PJSC, the majority owner of Arctic LNG 2, have been traveling around the world to find buyers for the sanctioned LNG, and have pursued multiple deals in China and with other Asian buyers, Bloomberg reported earlier this month. The company's Chinese unit was sanctioned by the US in August for marketing gas from the project.
Novatek has denied that the company is involved in creating or managing the shadow fleet, describing such suggestions as "untrue" in a Sept. 10 press release.
The Asya Energy passed the Koryak floating storage unit in Russia on Sunday, the ship data show, which means the LNG shipment likely won't be offloaded at the facility. Three of Arctic LNG 2's six cargoes so far have been delivered to Russian storage units, while the others remain on the water.
Meanwhile, the tanker Pioneer -- believed to have loaded Arctic LNG 2's first cargo in early August, and also sanctioned by the US -- has traversed the Red Sea, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
It's the first observed LNG tanker since January to travel the length of the waterway amid Houthi attacks on Western and Israeli vessels. Ships have instead taken longer journeys around Africa.
The manually listed destination for Pioneer has recently showed "Not Support Israel," ship-tracking data show. It hasn't discharged elsewhere and is now closer to potential buyers in Asia. ...
@#15
Was fmr Pres Trump also throwing rolls of paper towels at those who have suffered from this catastrophe?