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October 22, 2017
Omen of Doom if a Crow appeared on Trump's windshield? Hmm
https://mobile.twitter.com/seamlessegg/status/921845694968688640/photo/1
October 20, 2017
http://observer.com/2017/10/poland-pushes-back-against-putins-special-war/amp/
Poland Pushes Back Against Putin’s Special War
By John R. Schindler • 10/20/17
More than any country in the West, Poland in recent years has been ahead of the curve in resisting aggressive moves emanating from Russia.
Six months before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea, Warsaw was embracing territorial defense, fearing invasion from the East.
Last year the Polish military, which is in the middle of an extensive defense modernization effort, created a new, part-time force designed to resist Putin’s “little green men” in case Moscow decides to unleash a Crimea-like operation on Poland.
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Russian citizens doing such things can be expelled—as the SVR’s man just was—but it’s much more difficult to do anything about Westerners who push Kremlin lies. “The question is what should be done about Polish citizens who do the same things” as Karnaukov, Targalski added—and there indeed is the rub.
Across the West, citizens are free to express their opinions, even when they happen to be Russian-scripted disinformation.
Such lies ought to be discredited in the public square—something that the American government mysteriously can’t get around to doing—while Russian intelligence operatives and disinformation-peddlers need to be identified and expelled, as has just happened in Poland.
As usual, Warsaw is leading the way in resisting Russian threats to Europe and the West.
The Karnaukhov case demonstrates an effective way to push back against Kremlin spies and their lies without infringing on the civil liberties that Westerners rightly hold dear.
If the rest of NATO follows Poland’s robust counterintelligence lead here, Putin’s Special War will find it tough going rather quickly.
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Our Nato Allies see what is happening to the US & they are with us, regardless of what is sitting in the Oval Office.
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Please Poland, please. send. help.
Good Article! "Poland Pushes Back Against Putins Special War"
http://observer.com/2017/10/poland-pushes-back-against-putins-special-war/amp/
Poland Pushes Back Against Putin’s Special War
By John R. Schindler • 10/20/17
More than any country in the West, Poland in recent years has been ahead of the curve in resisting aggressive moves emanating from Russia.
Six months before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea, Warsaw was embracing territorial defense, fearing invasion from the East.
Last year the Polish military, which is in the middle of an extensive defense modernization effort, created a new, part-time force designed to resist Putin’s “little green men” in case Moscow decides to unleash a Crimea-like operation on Poland.
Snip
Russian citizens doing such things can be expelled—as the SVR’s man just was—but it’s much more difficult to do anything about Westerners who push Kremlin lies. “The question is what should be done about Polish citizens who do the same things” as Karnaukov, Targalski added—and there indeed is the rub.
Across the West, citizens are free to express their opinions, even when they happen to be Russian-scripted disinformation.
Such lies ought to be discredited in the public square—something that the American government mysteriously can’t get around to doing—while Russian intelligence operatives and disinformation-peddlers need to be identified and expelled, as has just happened in Poland.
As usual, Warsaw is leading the way in resisting Russian threats to Europe and the West.
The Karnaukhov case demonstrates an effective way to push back against Kremlin spies and their lies without infringing on the civil liberties that Westerners rightly hold dear.
If the rest of NATO follows Poland’s robust counterintelligence lead here, Putin’s Special War will find it tough going rather quickly.
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Our Nato Allies see what is happening to the US & they are with us, regardless of what is sitting in the Oval Office.
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Please Poland, please. send. help.
October 19, 2017
A Gold Star Mother Just Went Viral With An Open Letter To President Trump
America’s Gold Star Families have come out, but none more powerful than this letter from Gold Star Mother Candie Glisson.
Glisson lost a son ten years ago, Army Ranger Sgt. First Class Jason Alan Schumann, ten years ago and received very different treatment than Gold Star Families now receive from Trump.
Her courageous words speak for volumes and say everything about the heroes who bravely serve our country and the president who is disrespecting their service.
Her letter is below as shared by Common Defense PAC.
"My son was killed in Iraq. Here’s my message to Trump:
On October 4th, 2017, four of our troops were killed in an ambush in Niger. For twelve long days, we didn’t hear a word from this Commander in Chief. Twelve days. Total silence.
On Monday, he said he was “too busy” to pay respects to the Gold Star families (although he had plenty of time for golfing, sabotaging our health care, and trying to ban Muslims). Finally, last night, he called one of the grieving mothers. But instead of offering sympathy and remorse, he callously said that her son, SGT La David Johnson, “knew what he signed up for.”
This is beyond the pale, even for Trump. When my son, SGT Jason Alan Schumann, was killed in Iraq 10 years ago, George W. Bush sent me a heartfelt letter. Now we have a president who degrades our fallen heroes, then calls their mourning families liars on Twitter.
This goes so far beyond party politics. Trump is a dangerous liar. He fabricated the truth on national television by claiming no previous president ever reached out to Gold Star families. He tried to use fallen heroes to score political points. Now, after saying La David Johnson should’ve known better, Trump is accusing a Gold Star widow and a Gold Star mother of making the story up.
When George W. Bush contacted me, he didn’t brag about it. He did so quietly. When Barack Obama met fallen soldiers at the airbase in Dover, he didn’t take to Twitter or turn it into a politicized photo-op. I may have disagreed with Bush, but at least he was respectful, humble, and dutiful.
To say I’m sickened by Trump’s remarks would be an understatement. And I know, with certainty, that my son would be utterly disgusted too. Not just by Trump’s remarks this week, but by Trump’s entire platform of bigotry, hate, and divisiveness. That isn’t the kind of country he swore an oath to protect. That’s not the kind of country he fought and died for.
Thank you,
Candie Glisson
Gold Star mother
Gold Star Mother's Letter to Trump Goes Viral
https://www.google.com/amp/s/epeak.info/amp/2017/10/18/a-gold-star-mother-just-went-viral-with-an-open-letter-to-president-trump/A Gold Star Mother Just Went Viral With An Open Letter To President Trump
America’s Gold Star Families have come out, but none more powerful than this letter from Gold Star Mother Candie Glisson.
Glisson lost a son ten years ago, Army Ranger Sgt. First Class Jason Alan Schumann, ten years ago and received very different treatment than Gold Star Families now receive from Trump.
Her courageous words speak for volumes and say everything about the heroes who bravely serve our country and the president who is disrespecting their service.
Her letter is below as shared by Common Defense PAC.
"My son was killed in Iraq. Here’s my message to Trump:
On October 4th, 2017, four of our troops were killed in an ambush in Niger. For twelve long days, we didn’t hear a word from this Commander in Chief. Twelve days. Total silence.
On Monday, he said he was “too busy” to pay respects to the Gold Star families (although he had plenty of time for golfing, sabotaging our health care, and trying to ban Muslims). Finally, last night, he called one of the grieving mothers. But instead of offering sympathy and remorse, he callously said that her son, SGT La David Johnson, “knew what he signed up for.”
This is beyond the pale, even for Trump. When my son, SGT Jason Alan Schumann, was killed in Iraq 10 years ago, George W. Bush sent me a heartfelt letter. Now we have a president who degrades our fallen heroes, then calls their mourning families liars on Twitter.
This goes so far beyond party politics. Trump is a dangerous liar. He fabricated the truth on national television by claiming no previous president ever reached out to Gold Star families. He tried to use fallen heroes to score political points. Now, after saying La David Johnson should’ve known better, Trump is accusing a Gold Star widow and a Gold Star mother of making the story up.
When George W. Bush contacted me, he didn’t brag about it. He did so quietly. When Barack Obama met fallen soldiers at the airbase in Dover, he didn’t take to Twitter or turn it into a politicized photo-op. I may have disagreed with Bush, but at least he was respectful, humble, and dutiful.
To say I’m sickened by Trump’s remarks would be an understatement. And I know, with certainty, that my son would be utterly disgusted too. Not just by Trump’s remarks this week, but by Trump’s entire platform of bigotry, hate, and divisiveness. That isn’t the kind of country he swore an oath to protect. That’s not the kind of country he fought and died for.
Thank you,
Candie Glisson
Gold Star mother
October 18, 2017
McCain signs on to Democrats' Facebook ad disclosure bill
By ASHLEY GOLD 10/18/2017 02:27 PM EDT Updated 10/18/2017 04:28 PM EDT
"The proposed legislation, the Honest Ads Act, is an offshoot of the investigations into Russia's use of Facebook, Twitter and Google to influence the 2016 election. It would create federal disclosure requirements for political ads sold online — including who paid for them — so they are "covered by the same rules as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite," according to a news release.
"This is the first substantive bipartisan piece of legislation that’s trying to — with a very light touch, because we don’t want to slow down innovation, or restrict free speech or people’s access to the internet — to deal with the problem that we saw in 2016 in terms of foreign interference in our electoral process," Warner told reporters.
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McCain signs on to Democrats' Facebook ad disclosure bill
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/18/facebook-ad-disclosure-bill-243914McCain signs on to Democrats' Facebook ad disclosure bill
By ASHLEY GOLD 10/18/2017 02:27 PM EDT Updated 10/18/2017 04:28 PM EDT
"The proposed legislation, the Honest Ads Act, is an offshoot of the investigations into Russia's use of Facebook, Twitter and Google to influence the 2016 election. It would create federal disclosure requirements for political ads sold online — including who paid for them — so they are "covered by the same rules as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite," according to a news release.
"This is the first substantive bipartisan piece of legislation that’s trying to — with a very light touch, because we don’t want to slow down innovation, or restrict free speech or people’s access to the internet — to deal with the problem that we saw in 2016 in terms of foreign interference in our electoral process," Warner told reporters.
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