Monday, July 29, 2019

Trump falsely states Constitution gives him ‘the right to do whatever I want’


HMRC awards £22m of contracts to an arm of Amazon based in tax haven Luxembourg  


CLARICE FELDMAN: Mogadishu Mon Amour.
The French movie Hiroshima Mon Amour is based on human memory and forgetfulness as recounted by two lovers. The tale of the congresswoman who calls herself Ilhan Omar is a tale of an anti-Semite bred-in-the-bone corruptocrat whose rise in political power rests very largely on complicity by the media’s airbrushing of her history because they thought this physically attractive African Moslem “refugee” was just the ticket to defeat Donald Trump. The media counts on our forgetfulness and ignorance.
Hard work by independent media, however, has exposed her and her media apologists and the Democrats have little choice: Condemn her and remove her from her committee assignments or suffer the consequences. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s repeated defense of her, (doubtless for fear of being targeted by the leftist nutjobs in her ranks) has placed her party’s continued majority in serious jeopardy.
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The President succeeded this week in nailing the Democratic Party to its four anti-American female harpies. As for Omar, I’d be astonished if the FBI hasn’t finally opened an investigative file on her. Voters have had more than their fill of political figures breaking the laws without consequences. It’s your party, Pelosi, you can cry if you want to.


Trump speaks before presidential seal doctored with symbols of Russia and golf Guardian







Independent Oliver Yates to challenge Liberals' Chinese election signs 


Independent candidate Oliver Yates has confirmed he will challenge Liberal party Chinese language signs, designed to resemble Australian Electoral Commission material, in the court of disputed returns.
Yates – who unsuccessfully contested the seat of Kooyong against treasurer Josh Frydenberg – told Guardian Australia he will lodge a challenge before the 40-day deadline after the return of writs, set to expire on 31 July.

Deutsche Bank reportedly flagged Epstein’s suspicious transactions to US financial watchdogs Businss Insider 

Trump falsely states Constitution gives him ‘the right to do whatever I want’



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Washington Post: “President Trump believes the Constitution gives him a wide breadth of power. That’s the message he delivered ― not for the first time — on Tuesday while addressing a crowd of teenagers and young adults at the Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit in Washington. There are numerous viral video clips from Trump’s 80-minute speech at the conference, but one of the most controversial moments came as he discussed Article II of the Constitution, which describes the powers of the president. Trump lamented the duration and cost of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, which he has repeatedly said found “no collusion, no obstruction.” “Then, I have an Article II, where I have to the right to do whatever I want as president,” he said. “But, I don’t even talk about that.” Political pundits flooded social media with that clip, though most of the videos didn’t include the Mueller-probe context. Trump in his Tuesday speech also attacked “the Squad” and falsely claimed Democrats saw wins in the 2018 elections because undocumented immigrants voted “many times — not just twice.”
Article II grants the president “executive power.” It does not indicate the president has total power. Article II is the same part of the Constitution that describes some of Congress’s oversight responsibilities, including over the office of the presidency. It also details how the president may be removed from office via impeachment…”

 This London Firm Helps the Wealthy Hide Assets – or Steal Them. Luckily We Have 15 Years of Their Client Communications. CounterPunch



Roy Morgan, 22 July 2019. The latest Roy Morgan Media Net Survey found that the ABC is Australia’s most trusted media organisation. Social media and Facebook in particular, remains deeply distrusted.


Best and worst countries in the world for crypto taxes
Micky, 23 July 2019. Germany, Singapore, Portugal, Malta, Malaysia, Belarus and Switzerland are listed as the best countries, while Bolivia, Columbia, and Ecuador listed amongst the worst.


The Lowy Institute, 23 July 2019. The social consequences of cybersecurity and the growing development of persuasion technologies is an area of growing concern.