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October 2, 2019

Bernie cancels events.

ABCNews
Bernie Sanders hospitalized with chest pain, campaign events canceled
By MaryAlice Parks,Josh Margolin,Kendall Karson
Oct 2, 2019, 11:23 AM ET

MSNBC
Bernie Sanders cancels campaign events until further notice after heart surgery

Duration: 03:36 43 mins ago

October 2, 2019

Trump is on a crash course. Is he attempting to

declare authority over the legislative branch? His speech and threatened actions appear to be a declaration of supreme power. His talk for sure is undermining the rule of law at the highest level.

October 1, 2019

1.5 billion dollars in security aid asks for a favor.

The implication is you will be waving sparklers at Russian tanks if your investigation doesn’t find two crooks. Is there any doubt who the real crook is?

October 1, 2019

Disregarding supeonas is dictatorship.

Continuing to disregard and hold yourself above laws is simply the beginnings of a dictatorship. The deciding factor is the Armed Forces.

September 29, 2019

Trump's working for the people defense not looking good!

When announcing the Treasury note long term short term yield rate inversion one important thing was left out. What caused the rate inversion was the long term rate falling not the short term rising. This indicates long term losing confidence of investors and sales dropping. Add this to lowest working class wages in 40 years and record numbers of auto loans defaulting.*

Last data on home loan delinquency rate has uptick from November 2018 to December 2018home of .5%. ** All of the top 7 Democratic candidates poll beating Trump in the 2020 election from 5% to 13%. Add to that Rudy Giuliani
contradicting himself and losing his temper on live interviews and it doesn’t look good.***

*https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/12/record-million-americans-are-months-behind-their-car-payments-red-flag-economy/%3foutputType=amp)

**(https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/mortgage-performance-trends/mortgages-30-89-days-delinquent/#mp-line-chart-container)

***The Daily Beast
Giuliani Admits He Asked Ukraine About Biden Seconds After Denying He Did in Insane CNN ...
Sep 19, 2019 · No, actually I didn't,” Giuliani said when asked if he'd asked Ukraine to ... the former New York City mayor repeatedly contradicting himself while

https://www.thedailybeast.com/giuliani-admits-he-asked-ukraine-about-biden-seconds-after-denying-he-did-in-insane-cnn-interview

September 29, 2019

Gates onboard with extra taxing for wealthy


“Self-made billionaire and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates would also like to see higher taxes levied on the top earners. "I think you can make the tax system take a much higher portion from people with great wealth," he said”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/warren-buffett-and-bill-gates-the-rich-should-pay-higher-taxes.html

He probably understands money has to be put in the economy and it is easier and cheaper to let the government dispose of his billions.
September 29, 2019

Not only to show Trump he can't mock the law

but he is using illegal threats to possibly incite dangerous actions from his supporters. Saying all the illegal things he would like see happen is rallying his supporters to come to his defense. He has no right to paraphrase illegal speech inciting actions to his defense. Letting him spew murderous actions is worse than extorting Zelensky.

September 29, 2019

Is Trump breaking the law again by threatening the

essence of the Whistle Blower Protection Act. Trump is espousing every thing to the extreme that the Whistle Blower Act is to protect against. From what he has said so far. I think the Whistle Blower should get a Personal Protection Order on Trump. Trump may already be guilty of violating laws with his threats implicating murder. Would be a good reality check to shake the dictatorial throne.

September 28, 2019

"though" is the quid pro quo

When Trump talked about releasing the funds he used the word “though”. Then he asked for a favor. “Though” prescribes a condition.

though
/T͟Hō/
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conjunction
despite the fact that; although.
"though they were speaking in undertones, Philip could hear them"
adverb
however (indicating that a factor qualifies or imposes restrictions on what was said previously).
"I was hunting for work. Jobs were scarce though"

“Though” is the new “is”.

September 28, 2019

Many one event from homeless

Adults Would Struggle to Find $400, the Fed Finds

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/fed-400-dollar-survey.html

The reality is many people are one event from becoming homeless living in today’s world with wages the same as 40 years ago. The real danger is the susceptibility of desperate people to promises. Trump has to be reconciled to his actions before.......

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