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demmiblue's JournalThe Twit tweets: I am in the Oval Office & just gave out a 115 mile long contract...
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"My blind dog does this when he gets excited..." 😂😂
https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1077280314878156800My dog does the zoomie twirls every once in a while, but she is a mere novice compared to this pupper!
Richard Engel: Spoke to a professor with deep connections into Kurdish leadership in Syria.
https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1076616483529216000
Mexico to let migrants remain while US asylum claims proceed
Source: AP
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico has agreed to a U.S. proposal to let third-country migrants remain in or be returned to Mexico while their claims for asylum in the United States are being processed.
The decision was a historic one for Mexico, which has traditionally refused to accept the return of any migrants who arent Mexican.
Mexicos Foreign relations Department said Thursday the move i a temporary, humanitarian measure.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has been struggling with an increase in asylum claims and limits on its ability to detain asylum seekers
Read more: https://apnews.com/c1baf6c05f4944c4a5b92553604a14ab?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP
Eliza Dushku: I worked at CBS. I didn't want to be sexually harassed. I was fired
I feel compelled to chronicle what actually happened after The New York Times published a story about how CBS handled my allegations. I declined to be interviewed for that piece because I wanted to honor the terms of my settlement with the network. I was under the impression that Weatherly and Caron would also not respond per our settlement. Instead, both commented to the Times in what amounted to more deflection, denial, and spin.
Before I get into what actually happened, here is some background. CBS vigorously courted me for several network shows. When presenting the offer to co-lead on Bull, CBS made the case to my team that the whole Dr. Jason Bull M.O. of bedding every female interest and winning every case needed strong female balance. CBS said it wanted to pivot to a classic two-hander (two main characters), a la Moonlighting. After I accepted, the network even brought in Caron, who created Moonlighting, as the new showrunner for Bull. And so I was hired to finish the last three episodes of season one, with CBSs expressed intention of my beginning season two as a series regular with an option for up to six seasons.
In explaining his bad behavior, Weatherly, who plays Dr. Bull, claimed I didnt get his attempt at humor. Thats how a perpetrator rationalizes when he is caught. For the record, I grew up in Boston with three older brothers and have generally been considered a tomboy. I made a name for myself playing a badass vampire slayer turned tough LA cheerleader; I have worked with numerous leading men, including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio , even CBSs own David Boreanaz. I can handle a locker room. I have been on Howard Stern and was hired by Kevin Smith for a film where I wore a black leather cat suit and played a member of an international diamond-thief-gang-ring. I do not want to hear that I have a humor deficit or cant take a joke. I did not overreact. I took a job and, because I did not want to be harassed, I was fired.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/12/19/eliza-dushku-responds-what-happened-cbs-took-job-and-because-objected-being-sexually-harassed-was-fired/OCh7h0pwg4Aq7xfwOUasyO/story.html
Putin Backs Trump's Decision To Pull Troops Out Of Syria, Says "Donald Is right"
Source: Newsweek
The Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that the U.S. is correct to withdraw its troops from Syria.
During his annual Q&A with domestic and foreign media, Putin was asked by The Chicago Tribune what he thought of the decision by President Donald Trump and his claims that the war against the Islamic State had been won.
"Donald is right and I agree with him," Putin said.
Putin reiterated Moscows view that the U.S. presence in Syria is illegitimate because it has not been agreed by the U.N. Security Council or approved by Syrian President Bashar Assads government.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/putin-backs-trumps-decision-pull-troops-out-syria-says-donald-right-1266460
Putin told journalists at his annual year-end news conference that the Islamic State has suffered serious blows in Syria.
On this, Donald is right. I agree with him, Putin said.
Trump said Wednesday that the Islamic State has been defeated in Syria, although analysts say the militant group remains a deadly force.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-welcomes-the-us-decision-to-withdraw-its-military-from-syria/2018/12/20/4a7a0c32-0445-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html
"The Staff Is Fed Up He's Acting Like a Nut": Trump's West Wing Braces for Christmas Madness, ...
Trump still has the ability to compartmentalize, and his mood has yo-yoed. Last night, he was jovial at a White House Christmas party attended by Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ryan Zinke, Scott Walker, Chris Christie and Diamond and Silk. He truly lives in separate worlds, another former official observed. Trumps advisers, however, recognize the precariousness of the current political moment. In one sign of the discontent in the West Wing, Communications Director Bill Shine has told friends that hes thinking about signing a month-to-month lease for his Washington apartment, according to a source. Bill is very frustrated, a person familiar with his thinking said.
Trumps freewheeling search to replace John Kelly as chief of staff unnerved Ivanka and Jared Kushner, three sources briefed on the discussions said. Trump, who was annoyed at Kushner after Kushners pick, Nick Ayers, turned down the job, told people he was seriously considering Citizens United president David Bossie. Kushner told people that giving Bossie the job would empower Bossies friend and co-author Corey Lewandowski, a longtime Kushner nemesis. (Last week, Bossie and Lewandowski met with Trump at the White House, a source said.) Bossie is also an ally of Steve Bannon, another Kushner enemy. Jared got Steve Mnuchin and his buddies to tell Trump no way, a source briefed on the discussions said. With few candidates available or willing to take the job, Kushner pushed Trump to name budget director Mick Mulvaney chief of staff. They announced it as acting but hes chief. They only did that so if he and Trump hate each other they have an off-ramp, the source said.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/west-wing-braces-for-christmas-madness-more-departures-and-mueller
New: Fox News issues statement as advertisers flee Tucker Carlson's show:
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1075151759708958720
Trump wishes Flynn good luck ahead of former aide's sentencing
Source: The Hill
President Trump in an early morning tweet on Tuesday wished Michael Flynn good luck ahead of his first national security adviser's sentencing for lying to the FBI.
"Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn," the president said. "Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. There was no Collusion!"
Flynn, who will appear in D.C. federal court before U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan later Tuesday, is not expected to be sentenced to significant prison time.
Special counsel Robert Mueller recommended a lenient sentence, citing Flynn's "substantial assistance" in ongoing investigations, and has not asked for any jail time for him.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/421816-trump-wishes-flynn-good-luck-ahead-of-former-aides-sentencing
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1074993036831191045
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