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Mayberry Machiavelli

Mayberry Machiavelli's Journal
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March 26, 2017

Trump apparently handed Merkel a BILL for "money owed" for NATO.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/germany-dismisses-white-houses-intimidating-300bn-bill-for-defence-dl7dk629k

Donald Trump handed the German chancellor Angela Merkel a bill — thought to be for more than £300bn — for money her country “owed” Nato for defending it when they met last weekend, German government sources have revealed.
The bill — handed over during private talks in Washington — was described as “outrageous” by one German minister.
“The concept behind putting out such demands is to intimidate the other side, but the chancellor took it calmly and will not respond to such provocations,” the minister said.


... more at link
March 6, 2017

So.. wait just a minute here.

Have any of the big media, or prominent Democratic officeholders, called BS in plain language on the President being able to make wild charges out of thin air against anyone (much less his predecessor) and expect to gin up a Congressional witch hunt out of it?

Either to distract from his own mess, to persecute his political enemies, or both at the same time?

March 6, 2017

"Get Out" - everyone go see this movie now.

One of the best horror movies I've seen in quite a while.

Awesome director's debut for Peele of Key and Peele.

The main character was also a standout in one of the "Black Mirror" episodes, also.

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