No, not Robert Morris. No, not Josiah Anthony. No, not Luke Cunningham. No, not Tony Evans. No, not Scott Crenshaw. No, not Steven Lawson. This time its Jon Paul Sheptock. read more
Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor who built Gateway Church into one of the largest congregations in the country, pleaded guilty Thursday in Osage County District Court to charges that he sexually abused a girl in the 1980s. Morris, 64, entered the plea before Judge Cindy Pickerill, admitting to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Under a negotiated plea agreement, he was given a ten-year sentence, but he will only serve six months in county jail. He must also be registered as a sex offender and pay $250,000 in restitution. read more
In an executive order dated earlier this week, Trump declared that the United States will regard any attack on Qatar's territory, sovereignty or critical infrastructure "as a threat to the peace and security of the United States" itself. "In the event of such an attack, the United States shall take all lawful and appropriate measures " including diplomatic, economic, and, if necessary, military " to defend the interests of the United States and of the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability," the order says. read more
The new executive order sweeps speech and association into its definition of domestic terrorism. In short, words are violence. read more
China stopped buying soybeans from America in May, placing a retaliatory tariff on the bumper crop after President Trump increased levies on goods from China. Soybean sales to China were $12.6 billion last year, $0 this year since May. 52% of soybeans were sold to China last year, 0% this year since May. It wasn't even mentioned at the last trade negotiation.
Here's what people without that kind of experience never understand. Solving complex problems isn't just about logic or backtracking data. It's instinct. Its the kind that comes from years of reading subtle cues and catching what others miss.
Trump has decades of educated guesses and gut instinct.
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And zero logic and backtracking data...
...which led to multiple bankruptcies, hundreds of lawsuits, tons of corroborated allegations, and criminal charges.
And it looks like his "educated" guesses lack the "educated" part and his gut instinct is more gut and less good instinct.