Don't put the phone down on this thread. Treat it with respect. It's the official Trump thread 8

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Just to remind you that Trump put the phone down on had a heated conversation with the Australian PM

Has put Iran on notice

Threatened UC Berkeley with withdrawal of funds if they 'promote violence'

Said something about troops and Mexico

Sean Spicer currently lying talking to the press corps

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Sooo it turns out that the video @CENTCOM released today, allegedly collected from Navy SEAL raid on AQAP compound in Yemen, is 10 years old

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.@CENTCOM releases video clip from material seized during the deadly Navy SEAL raid on AQAP compound in Yemen. www.dvidshub.net/video/508156/aqap-course-attack-west-with-english-subtitles …

And just a bit depressing.... although predictable.
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New CNN/ORC poll on President Trump's travel restrictions cnn.it/2l65w34

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Going opaque: Agriculture Dept. to require FOI filings for info on animal welfare. www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/!ut/p/z1/vVJNc4IwEP0tPXDEBBSE3rC1fozVzih-5MKEED4qJBii1H_fQHvRVmd6aU67yb7d914WILAFiOFTlmCZcYZzle-QHcwWvSdjsISz0cvbEHr-YjqYzKEJ5xbYXBYs1mMbesOVv5o7xmDidgG6j18DBBBhspQp2OEyzaqAcCYpk0GehQKLswYrHDBaV4Lzok0qifc05XlERYAZ40dGaKEQVfsanoMIS9rEugmNfhtAU4O4xnpaYp3woswzrEDN7JJkkZpsuiYxqKvTCIZ6r0dcPaRWrLuE9nEcO4Zp02utP8U0WuGN40GFR5d2XLtlfhfc6TEFKMl5-PU1Hgu7TgKQoDEVVHSOQl2nUpbVowY1WNd1J-E8yWmHNNb9Bkl5JcH2shLslND-LaGjkQ02p4zWwGdcFIrJ8o8-jlsZ961UVLP3wwF5ajuaffhQLP99PcrCL5zuWd_Hr9IKraQInmee9_DwCZoTfrU!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?urile=wcm%3Apath%3A%2Faphis_content_library%2Fsa_newsroom%2Fsa_stakeholder_announcements%2Fsa_by_date%2Fsa-2017%2Fsa-02%2Fawa-hpa-compliance …

This is all very depressing isn't it!
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Re: FLOTUS, it must be quite difficult to be in Trump Tower at the moment. Seriously, is New York a good place for a Trump to be? It's not as though they could live a normal life anywhere.

His polls are terrible; for him, his fucking wall and humiliating and scaring travellers. Presumably even his core supporters must be slipping?

Has anyone seen anything that actually gives any particulars about the [Louvre] attacker?

Not much talk about him...I bet he is the wrong type of terrorist who doesnt fit into the current Twitler/Brexiter's rhetoric

(Oops) but New York sounds particularly difficult.

The Chief of White House Information Security has been forced to resign?

Ok people, I am crying here. You know when Patriot Barbie gave the "alternative facts" line, right?? Well, apparently that interview was SERIOUSLY edited. THIS is the unedited version.

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Trump says will cut "a lot out of Dodd-Frank" because "friends of mine that have nice businesses, they can't borrow" cnb.cx/2kZQCzc

Why did Trump lose it with Australia?
He was tired after talking with other leaders (particularly Putin, I presume. I bet he took a nap too and had a shower).

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Louvre attacker identified as Egyptian national in Paris on tourist visa
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So, when he says "friends" here:
Trump: Very happy about January jobs report Trump: Very happy about January jobs report

5 Hours Ago | 03:54
President Donald Trump discussed trade, tax reform and immigration with some of the nation's top CEOs on Friday in the first meeting of his business council at the White House.

Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, who chairs the council, told CNBC he saw "complete engagement from everybody in the room."

"We talked about tax, we talked about trade, we talked about infrastructure, we talked about women's issues ... we talked about jobs in terms of training people in technology," he said.
Other CEO participants included Tesla's Elon Musk, JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, General Motors' Mary Barra, IBM's Ginni Rometty and Wal-Mart's Doug McMillon.

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The panel, which advises Trump on economic policy, convened without Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who stepped down from the group Thursday amid customer pressure over the company's reaction to Trump's executive order temporarily barring travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Before the meeting, Trump told reporters he would address the Dodd-Frank financial reform act and the banking industry with the group.

Schwarzman: Lower corporate taxes a prominent topic Schwarzman: Lower corporate taxes a prominent topic

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Trump's discussion of financial industry rules came ahead of a planned executive order directing the Treasury Department to review the policy, which was passed as a financial industry safeguard after the 2008 crisis. Critics have said it discourages lending and holds down small banks with unnecessary burdens.

"We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank because frankly, I have so many people, friends of mine that had nice businesses, they can't borrow money," Trump said. "They just can't get any money because the banks just won't let them borrow it because of the rules and regulations in Dodd-Frank."

He actually means... the traditional "friends" in such situations, isn't it?

I mean, he only ever likes to talk about himself... So...

From the article:

Following the attack on Friday morning US President Donald Trump cited it as justification for his controversial ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US – but neither Egypt or Dubai are on Mr Trump's list of banned countries.

Nor is there any evidence the man had claimed or intended to claim asylum in France.

Ups, I'll make it shorter:

So, when he says "friends" here:

"We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank because frankly, I have so many people, friends of mine that had nice businesses, they can't borrow money," Trump said. "They just can't get any money because the banks just won't let them borrow it because of the rules and regulations in Dodd-Frank."

He actually means... the traditional "friends" in such situations, isn't it?

I mean, he only ever likes to talk about himself... So...

Yup, no doubt the Dodd-frank changes will be very favourable to his his son's companies

FFS are they TRYING to piss people off?

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US President Donald Trump cited it as justification
No witnesses, no testimony from any by standers I've been able to find. Any ones got any?

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Critics charge that Trump is looting the country to enrich his friends. Trump counters that he's looting the country to enrich his friends.

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Chief of Information Security at White House fired abruptly, all his colleagues escorted out as Bannon turns off recording of Putin call

Wow, thanks for that summary statistically. This is what I am looking into about this thread. Someone asks a question about something complicated and someone who knows all about it magically explains it all. It is lovely and I am learning loads.

On the subject of paid posters I got quite interested I this after Buzzfeed released the Russian file on trump. They suddenly got overwhelmed by pro-trump posts. But after a bit of perusing the posts I started to notice that they all used the same set of phrases and arguements. It reminds me of when the comms team at work send out 'key messages' about a particular topic that everyone needs to stick to when talking to the press or public or on social media.

After the inauguration they suddenly disappeared. Though you still got trump supporters the uniformity of message was no longer there. Their posts seemed much more varied and natural. I have come to the conclusion that the paid ones will get given a set of standard arguements, words and phrases to use when trolling on a particular topic so on mass they are easier to spot...And they do tend to be most effective on mass.

On the subject of spotting fake news I think the key is to remember your history lessons and always check your sources. I have held off posting a few things on here as I have only found one source for them and I have been unsure about them. On some they have e got confirmed, but on others they have disappeared. It only take a moment to stick a story in Google and see where it has come from and who is now running it.

With the fascist club one I smelled a rat before as my feeling was that a school would simply not allow a club like that to exist formally. It just didn't sit right with me at all.

I find myself wondering what the response is going to be.

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/european-leaders-must-respond-to-trump?CMP=share_btn_tw

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And now, thanks to a lawsuit, we're going to figure out how many Virginia residents got kept out of the US

www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/03/judge-orders-list-of-virginia-residents-kicked-out-on-trump-s-immigration-order.html