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K said:
I don't really get the knee jerk reaction to pull funding. The University can't control it and this isn't a chronic situation. To be threatening that after one incident is nuts.

Now he's going on about Arnold and The Apprentice. I really think we are all in the Twilight Zone right now.
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RaiderLL said:
It absolutely feels twilight zone-y! All I see when Trump makes these knee jerk reaction comments is a power hungry egomaniac. He's eating this up, while the rest of us fear whatever's coming next. It's absolutely unreal to think he's the leader of this country. I'm not usually a "the world is coming to an end" type, like TDK lol, but I pray everyday that this country survives long enough to see that idiot, and his equally-hateful minions, out of power.
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So we're suppose to believe that "Top Chicago Gang Thugs" contacted this dude to help stop gang violence over local religious/ community leaders, including Farrakhan????


 
Russian hacking aims to destabilise West, Sir Michael Fallon says

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Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks targeting democracy and critical infrastructure in the West, UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has warned.

Moscow was "weaponising misinformation" in a bid to expand its influence and destabilise Western governments and weaken Nato, he said.

Vladimir Putin had chosen to become a "strategic competitor" of the West.

Sir Michael said it was vital alliance members strengthened cyber defences.

His speech, at the University of St Andrews, came hours before Theresa May was due to use an informal summit in Malta to press EU Nato members to boost defence spending.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38850907
 
RaiderLL said:
It's absolutely never ok and hurts their cause more than it would ever help obviously but I truly believe people with well meaning intentions end up behaving this way when all logic and reason has failed to work. By no means do I agree with violence or doing damage to property, but I can almost understand why they're to that point. Conservatives have brought this on themselves in my opinion. Trying to revoke rights that we've fought years to get/maintain, trying to force others to live by the beliefs of religious conservatives, creating a society that endorses hate, trying to revoke basic human Rights for the people these conservatives view as less than... how much can people be expected to take? So many have lost complete hope in this country and their place in this country, it's not at all surprising that ugliness ensues.

It's frustrating and not the proper path to go down, but I get their frustration.
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Bullshit, violence and dissonance works. No cause is ever won without a little violence, things have to be so inconvenient people want to change. You simply can't reason with brutes.
 
https://twitter.com/ATLBlackStar/status/827263720405377024
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http://atlantablackstar.com/2017/02...month-renames-african-american-history-month/
It’s only been 13 days since he took office, but President Donald Trump is looking to make some major changes — one of them being the renaming of Black History Month.

A senior administration official told TMZ on Thursday, Feb. 2, that the president had changed Black History Month to National African-American History Month.

After meeting with several African-American leaders, Trump said they came to the consensus that the term “Black” was “outdated” and needed to be retired. He said the term “African-American” would be more appropriate to refer to the community, which he himself has repeatedly called “the Blacks.”

The administration official added that the president was mindful of the new addition to the Smithsonian, referencing the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.


Read the White House press release regarding the name change below.

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andreboba said:
I hope people don't fall for this head fake. This is all about the Alt-right not wanting their foot soldiers to be monitored and labeled as terrorists.
I'm sure Steve Bannon would call the KKK and Neo Nazis PATRIOTS.

How the fuck did this man get elected???

And when is someone going to talk about Trump's idiotic greenlight on the SEAL raid in Yemen?? WH spokesman keeps saying this mission was planned in November by the Obama administration, however Obama didn't have enough intel to sign off on the mission.

Yet now the Trump administration is saying it's not their fault they authorized the mission without sufficient intel. Bullshit.
You can't expect a newspaper from 3 months ago to give you correct news today.

It's the damn amateur hour in the WH. Very few if any competent domestic, military, or foreign policy experts and most of his own WH isn't even staffed.


And I heard today that the Trump administration has already begun to lift sanctions on Russia, beginning with the FSB.
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Absolutely! And somehow we're supposed to give him a chance (and support Trump). As he alluded to on the campaign trail (and many of his followers believe the same)... They think it's so simple to just bomb the hell out of whoever, and/or just swoop in and get the job done just like that.
 
andreboba said:
And Yet Trump picked anti-gay marriage governor Mike Pence to be his VP.
Does Trump believe in the concept of hate crimes, because most conservatives don't and think it just gives special protections to minorities.

If Trump is really concerned about the Black community, why was he so afraid to speak at a Black college during his campaign???
IMO Trump has always had a paternalistic attitude towards Black people. I have yet to see anything from him that demonstrates he actually respects and is genuinely concerned about our issues.

Besides he just nominated a Supreme Court justice many court watches believes is a Scalia clone and will overturn affirmative action and Roe v. Wade.
LOL. As you conservatives love to say, I won't take what Trump says literally, but I will take his actions literally.
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How do you cry foul about Pence when you voted for Hillary, who voted for DOMA? Which Bill created?

Do you have a link to Trump turning down invites? I'd like to know the reasons why, sans it being for his safety.

Your SCOTUS nominee accusation that he will overturn AA and Row V Wade..proof please?

Not sure if you know that several Historically Black College Bands were invited to participate at the Innaguration.
Only one accepted and copped hell from the "tolerant and inclusive" brigade..

Trump inauguration's only black marching band braves backlash
By Jessica Lussenhop
BBC News
20 January 2017

The only marching band from a historically black college to perform at the Trump presidential inauguration has experienced intense backlash.
Regardless, on Thursday morning, the Talladega Marching Tornadoes blew into Washington.

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As soon as it was announced that the Marching Tornadoes was the sole black college to accept, they were called sell-outs, race traitors and worse.
The college president received demands for his resignation, and then death threats...

...However, after college president Barry Hawkins appeared on Fox News to explain his decision to let the band perform, donations to a GoFundMe page raising money for the trip shot through the roof, soaring to almost $650,000. (wow)

The extra money will go towards scholarships, new band uniforms, new instruments and a new practice space - the college has only 700 students, almost all of whom receive some type of financial aid."
 
ColiBreh1 said:
The part at the end where he tells the dude from Univision to "get out of my country" is new. Most people haven't seen that part.
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Of course they did. It was replayed repeatedly. (The YT Video you posted was uploaded in 2015).
Do you seriously think the Left MSM would let that stay quiet? They and the Univision reporter were all over it...

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AMP - Aug 26, 2015 - A Trump supporter confronts Univision reporter Jorge Ramos ... “Get out of my country.



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Bliss said:
How do you cry foul about Pence when you voted for Hillary, who voted for DOMA? Which Bill created?

Do you have a link to Trump turning down invites? I'd like to know the reasons why, sans it being for his safety.

Your SCOTUS nominee accusation that he will overturn AA and Row V Wade..proof please?

Not sure if you know that several Historically Black College Bands were invited to participate at the Innaguration.
Only one accepted and copped hell from the "tolerant and inclusive" brigade..

Trump inauguration's only black marching band braves backlash
By Jessica Lussenhop
BBC News
20 January 2017

The only marching band from a historically black college to perform at the Trump presidential inauguration has experienced intense backlash.
Regardless, on Thursday morning, the Talladega Marching Tornadoes blew into Washington.

Excerpts:
As soon as it was announced that the Marching Tornadoes was the sole black college to accept, they were called sell-outs, race traitors and worse.
The college president received demands for his resignation, and then death threats...

...However, after college president Barry Hawkins appeared on Fox News to explain his decision to let the band perform, donations to a GoFundMe page raising money for the trip shot through the roof, soaring to almost $650,000. (wow)

The extra money will go towards scholarships, new band uniforms, new instruments and a new practice space - the college has only 700 students, almost all of whom receive some type of financial aid."
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Ok, but speaking at a HBCU is not at all the same as any of their bands joining the inauguration festivities. Trump's ego obviously wanted a huge showing of performers/bands so that he could brag about it.
 
DudeNY12 said:
Ok, but speaking at a HBCU is not at all the same as any of their bands joining the inauguration festivities. Trump's ego obviously wanted a huge showing of performers/bands so that he could brag about it.
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That's just your biased opinion. So when Obama had marching bands, that was what? SMH.

Furthermore, as l previously posted a whole thread on it...
Here is his plan towards the BC..

1. Great Education Through School Choice.
We will allow every disadvantaged child in America to attend the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice. School choice is the great civil rights issue of our time, and Donald Trump will be the nation’s biggest cheerleader for school choice in all 50 states. We will also ensure funding for Historic Black Colleges and Universities, more affordable 2 and 4-year college, and support for trade and vocational education.

2. Safe Communities.
We will make our communities safe again. Every poor African-American child must be able to walk down the street in peace. Safety is a civil right. We will invest in training and funding both local and federal law enforcement operations to remove the gang members, drug dealers, and criminal cartels from our neighborhoods. The reduction of crime is not merely a goal – but a necessity.

3. Equal Justice Under the Law.
We will apply the law fairly, equally and without prejudice. There will be only one set of rules – not a two-tiered system of justice. Equal justice also means the same rules for Wall Street.

4. Tax Reforms to Create Jobs and Lift up People and Communities.
We will lower the business tax from 35 percent to 15 percent and bring thousands of new companies to our shores. We will also have a massive middle class tax cut, tax-free childcare savings accounts, and childcare tax deductions and credits. We will also have tax holidays for inner-city investment, and new tax incentives to get foreign companies to relocate in blighted American neighborhoods. We will empower cities and states to seek a federal disaster designation for blighted communities in order to initiate the rebuilding of vital infrastructure, the demolition of abandoned properties, and the increased presence of law enforcement.

5. Financial Reforms to Expand Credit to Support New Job Creation.
We will have financial reforms to make it easier for young African-Americans to get credit to pursue their dreams in business and create jobs in their communities. Dodd-Frank has been a disaster, making it harder for small businesses to get the credit they need. The policies of the Clintons brought us the financial recession – through lifting Glass-Steagall, pushing subprime lending, and blocking reforms to Fannie and Freddie. It’s time for a 21stcentury Glass Steagall and, as part of that, a priority on helping African-American businesses get the credit they need. We will also encourage small-business creation by allowing social welfare workers to convert poverty assistance into repayable but forgive-able micro-loans.

6. Trade That Works for American Workers.
We will stop the massive, chronic trade deficits that have emptied out our jobs. We won’t let our jobs be stolen from us anymore. We will stop the offshoring of companies to low-wage countries and raise wages at home – meaning rent and bills become instantly more affordable. We will tell executives that if they move their factories to Mexico or other countries, we will put a 35% tax on their product before they ship it back into the United States.

7. Protection from Illegal Immigration.
We will restore the civil rights of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and all Americans, by ending illegal immigration. No group has been more economically harmed by decades of illegal immigration than low-income African-American workers. Hillary’s pledge to enact “open borders,” – made in secret to a foreign bank – would destroy the African-American middle class. We will reform visa rules to give American workers preference for jobs, and we will suspend reckless refugee admissions from terror-prone regions that cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. We will use a portion of the money saved by enforcing our laws, and suspending refugees, to re-invested in our inner cities.

8. New Infrastructure Investment.
We will leverage public-private partnerships, and private investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over 10 years, of which the inner cities will be a major beneficiary. We will cancel all wasteful climate change spending from Obama-Clinton, including all global warming payments to the United Nations. This will save $100 billion over 8 years. We will use these to help rebuild the vital infrastructure, including water systems, in America’s inner cities.

9. Protect the African-American Church.
We will protect religious liberty, promote strong families, and support the African-American church.

10. America First Foreign Policy.
We will stop trying to build Democracies overseas, wasting trillions, but focus on defeating terrorists and putting America First.

Funny how he's already attempted to implement some of them and has violent rioters burning shit down over it. Hmm.
 
The Dark King said:
Bullshit, violence and dissonance works. No cause is ever won without a little violence, things have to be so inconvenient people want to change. You simply can't reason with brutes.
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Just because you get your desired outcome doesn't mean you went about it the right way. Violence and destruction are never the RIGHT way to try and get your point across. Success doesn't define right vs wrong. Trump is the perfect example. Incredibly wealthy, considered by many to be successful, but he maintains all that by walking all over others.
 
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