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    Quote Originally Posted by walkonby View Post
    @Lynn49 did ya see how many times the WH Admin is trying to distance themselves from Papadopoulos in every question they get about him? They've called him everything from a volunteer who was with them " briefly " to a " coffee guy " .....it is terribly funny!
    HAhahaha. @walkonby . Then they let the "coffee guy" sit in on their meetings!! Well, don't we all?!! LOL!!
    It's so neat that CNN keeps posting that picture of coffee guy sitting in on that meeting. Can't wait until trump calls Manfort and Gates coffee-guys. That'll endear them to him. Like rats jumping off a sinking ship now.....just wait, they'll all be singing like birdies to save their own hides!! Yes, they pleaded not-guilty, but that's just for the press...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn49 View Post
    HAhahaha. @walkonby . Then they let the "coffee guy" sit in on their meetings!! Well, don't we all?!! LOL!!
    It's so neat that CNN keeps posting that picture of coffee guy sitting in on that meeting. Can't wait until trump calls Manfort and Gates coffee-guys. That'll endear them to him. Like rats jumping off a sinking ship now.....just wait, they'll all be singing like birdies to save their own hides!! Yes, they pleaded not-guilty, but that's just for the press...

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    They won!!! The Houston Astros are the new World Series Champs!!
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    Ugh!! This teally pi$$es me off! ONE man can come forward to accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct when HE was 14 and Spacey's career is in shambles (rightly so), but a woman comes forward to accuse Roy Moore of the SAME thing when SHE was 14, among other women, and the republicans are circling their wagons, suggesting that wellllll maybe it could be true......?!
    No wonder women don't come forward! He'll likely be re-elected shortly!

    Those damn old men, still living in the 1950s!!
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    Trudeau just killed the TPP and angered numerous other countries and no showed a major conference, embarrassing Canada on the world scene.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryphon View Post
    Trudeau just killed the TPP and angered numerous other countries and no showed a major conference, embarrassing Canada on the world scene.
    Oh really? You really have to stop reading the "fake news"

    TPP partners reach agreement on 'core elements' of Pacific trade deal, Canada says

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tpp-...alks-1.4396984

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    Warsaw nationalist march draws tens of thousands


    Tens of thousands of people joined a nationalist march in Warsaw on Saturday, organised to coincide with Poland's independence day.
    Marchers chanted religious slogans such as "God, honour, country" and some called out racist chants including "Pure Poland, white Poland".
    An "anti-fascist" counter-protest attracted about 2,000 people.
    Police estimated that 60,000 people took part in the main march.
    It attracted far-right agitators from elsewhere in Europe, including Tommy Robinson from the UK and Roberto Fiore from Italy.
    Kamil Staszalek, 30, said he was there to "honour the memory of those who fought for Poland's freedom".
    "I'd say some people here do have extreme views, maybe even 30% of those marching, but 70% are simply walking peacefully, without shouting any fascist slogans," he told the AFP news agency.
    Supporters of the country's governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party took part in the annual march, which takes place alongside other events.
    Poland's interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak called the event a "beautiful sight".
    "We are proud that so many Poles have decided to take part in a celebration connected to the Independence Day holiday," he said.
    Andy Eddles, a British language teacher who has been living in Poland for 27 years, said he was "shocked that they're allowed to demonstrate on this day".
    "It's 50,000 to 100,000 mostly football hooligans hijacking patriotism," the 50-year-old, who joined the counter-protest, told AFP.
    "For me it's important to support the anti-fascist coalition, and to support fellow democrats, who are under pressure in Poland today," he said.
    The nationalist marchers carried Polish flags and threw red smoke bombs. Pawel, 21, from the southern city of Rzeszow told AFP it was "important because religion is important in our country and we don't want Islamisation, of Europe or especially Poland".
    Other events were also held in the city for Independence Day, which marks the country regaining independence 123 years after it was carved up by Tsarist Russia, Prussia, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
    An official ceremony was hosted by President Andrzej Duda.
    All living former Polish presidents attended, as well as the European Union president Donald Tusk.

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    The far-rights presence at the event was visible for all to see, with some holding up xenophobic banners and chanting questionable slogans. One banner read 'White Europe of brotherly nations'.
    A demonstrator interviewed by state television TVP said he was on the march to 'remove Jewry from power.'
    Some marched under a banner which read 'We Want God', words from an old Polish song which Donald Trump quoted during his visit to the country earlier this year. Others spoke about standing up to liberals and defending Christianity.
    Vast swathes of the crowd marched with the red-and-white flag while others let off red flares and firecrackers during their march. A banner depicting a falanga, a far-right symbol dating back to the 1930s, was also unfurled by a section of the crowd.
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    It's been known for a long while now that there are paid aggitators who do hijack peaceful potests, hoisting signs like those at the march, all in order to nullify whatever good cause the walks are for. It's just sick.


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    Quote Originally Posted by lecale View Post
    Oh really? You really have to stop reading the "fake news"

    TPP partners reach agreement on 'core elements' of Pacific trade deal, Canada says


    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tpp-...alks-1.4396984
    When Gryphon posted that, it was correct at the time. It made big news across Asia that Canada scuppered the deal. Even the BBC from a country that has no stake in this made a big deal out of it. Canada dug it's way out of that hole and all is bright and rosy again with our Asian trade partners.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn49 View Post
    It's been known for a long while now that there are paid aggitators who do hijack peaceful potests, hoisting signs like those at the march, all in order to nullify whatever good cause the walks are for. It's just sick.
    I couldn't agree more.

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    Zimbabwe:Reports of explosions, take over of state broadcaster in Harare


    Zimbabwe’s capital was in a state of high tension early on Wednesday amid reports of multiple explosions in the streets and soldiers taking over the state broadcaster and manhandling staff.
    Witnesses in Harare reported a number of loud explosions and saw armed forces assaulting passers-by in the early hours of the morning.
    Soldiers were also seen loading ammunition near a group of four military vehicles. The explosions could be heard near the University of Zimbabwe campus, Reuters reported.
    During the drama, the US embassy in the capital tweeted out a message citing “ongoing uncertainty.” A statement later posted by the embassy told US citizens in Zimbabwe to “shelter in place until further notice”.
    The British foreign office earlier said it was “aware of reports of military vehicles moving on the outskirts of Harare” and said it was monitoring the situation closely.
    Reuters said its reporter in the capital had encountered aggressive soldiers telling passing cars to keep moving through the darkness.
    “Don’t try anything funny. Just go,” one said on Harare Drive.
    Two hours later, soldiers overran the headquarters of the ZBC, Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster and a principal Mugabe mouthpiece, and ordered staff to leave. Several ZBC workers were manhandled, two members of staff and a human rights activist told Reuers.
    Despite the troops stationed at locations across Harare, there was no word from the military as to the fate of President Robert Mugabe.
    The extraordinary events happened hours after Zimbabwe’s government accused the head of the armed forces of “treasonable conduct” ratcheting up tension in the southern African nation.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn49 View Post
    It's been known for a long while now that there are paid aggitators who do hijack peaceful potests, hoisting signs like those at the march, all in order to nullify whatever good cause the walks are for. It's just sick.
    Sadly the extreme right-wing in Poland doesn't need paid agitators. They've been holding these protests for years..
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    Mugabe under house arrest after military take-over

    Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says.
    Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South African leader's office said.
    Troops are patrolling the capital, Harare, after they seized state TV and said they were targeting "criminals".
    The move may be a bid to replace Mr Mugabe with his sacked deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, BBC correspondents say.
    Mr Mnangagwa's dismissal last week left Mr Mugabe's wife Grace as the president's likely successor.


    Mr Mugabe, 93, has dominated the country's political scene since it gained independence from the UK in 1980.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Penguin View Post
    Sadly the extreme right-wing in Poland doesn't need paid agitators. They've been holding these protests for years..
    A sad state of affairs.....


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    Crowds outside Mugabe's office to force him out

    Protesters in Zimbabwe have headed towards the office of President Robert Mugabe to urge him to step down.
    The march came on a day of widespread jubilation in the capital Harare and other cities following the army's takeover on Wednesday.
    Soldiers at State House gently pushed protesters away in scenes resembling a party, says the BBC's Andrew Harding.
    The army intervened after Mr Mugabe sacked his deputy, signalling that he favoured his wife Grace as a successor.
    Mr Mugabe, 93, has led Zimbabwe since it gained independence from Britain in 1980.
    The military has kept him confined to his residence and says it is "engaging" with him and will advise the public on the outcome of talks "as soon as possible".


    Saturday's rally is supported by the army and members of the ruling Zanu-PF party.
    Veterans of Zimbabwe's war for independence - who until last year were loyal to the president, the best-known among them - are also saying Mr Mugabe should quit.
    The leader of the organisation urged people to head towards Mr Mugabe's private residence, too.
    Outside State House some people staged a sit-down protest in front of a line of troops, and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai addressed the crowd, to cheers.
    The BBC's Andrew Harding in Harare says this is a watershed moment and there can be no return to power for Mr Mugabe.
    Our correspondent says the situation may appear to be getting out of Zanu-PF's control and there could bea broad push to introduce a transitional government that includes the opposition.


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