veteranstoday--2020-06-28--Psychologist Mary Trump tells us why her uncle is trying to murder us all (buy the book, read this,

Psychologist Mary Trump tells us why her uncle is trying to murder us all (buy the book, read this, not Bolton)

Amazon : In this revelatory , authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him , Mary L. Trump , a trained clinical psychologist and Donald ’ s only niece , shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world ’ s health , economic security , and social fabric .
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents ’ large , imposing house in the heart of Queens , where Donald and his four siblings grew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traumas , destructive relationships , and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse .
She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office , including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons , Fred Jr. and Donald .
A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and family interactions , Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim , often confounding family events .
She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ivana ’ s penchant for regifting to her grandmother ’ s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald , Fred Trump ’ s favorite son , dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer ’ s .
( Donald below : ) Numerous pundits , armchair psychologists , and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump ’ s lethal flaws .
Mary L. Trump has the education , insight , and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald , and the rest of her clan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fascinating , unnerving saga , not just because of her insider ’ s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world ’ s most powerful and dysfunctional families .

Amazon: In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric.
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.
https://twitter.com/Pandamoanimum/status/757935476745658368?s=20
A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and family interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for regifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s. (Donald below:) Adderall? FTD/Alzheimer’s? Late stage of his ‘personal Vietnam’? Who knows but you don’t need a medical exam to see how he presents and behaves. Even sociopaths get dementia. https://t.co/Xnz5g5HGGt — Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 25, 2019 This is the third time the president has falsely claimed his father was born in Germany. https://t.co/xDBVptRFZh — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 2, 2019 Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families.


veteranstoday--2020-06-28--Spanish embassy protecting Guaido handler of US led Maduro coup

‘ Does Spain have anything to say ?
’ Venezuela fumes after WSJ ‘ confirms ’ Guaido ally plotted to topple Maduro from SPANISH EMBASSY This article is from RT and RT soft of loves Venezuela ’ s Maduro and likes to look like it is backing Venezuela although when that Trumptard beleaguered nation needed real help , only Iran stood by them and Russia ran away .
Now RT is trying to play the Maduro card again , though RT is really in love with Trump whose bodyguard , Jordan Goudreau , was sent to Venezuela to murder Maduro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shit , Russian ’ s are con men like Trump and trust no one .
[ Editor ’ s Note : The US Special Forces team of Jordan Goudreau is back in the news .
US interim puppet president Juan Guaido ’ s man on the ground commander of the coup attempt , Leopoldo López , is now fingered for the deed .
The goal was the kidnapping of Maduro to be taken to the US on trumped up Trump drug charges , which a not too swift Trump had to have signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ layers to distance himself if it blew up , which it did .
Juan Gauido himself has not been on ice , Trump ’ s smokescreen for all of the Venezuelan assets that have literally been hijacked from a financially struggling Venezuelan people hoping to turn them against Maduro .
The same game was tried on Putin , and nipped when he threw on the NGOs interfering in the Russian elections out .
While the opposition had been polling 35 % previously , with tons of US money to pump them up , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they polled 15 % in the next election .
None of the claims of Russian interference in the Trump 2016 election even pretend to touch the level of the US attack on Russia ’ s election .
A Facebook buy of $ 5000 comes to mind , and some Twitter ads , inconsequential ones .
The Wall Street Journal broke this new story , and it is not a good target for being smeared as a socialist Maduro lover .
I would suggest that the timing of this story might be a reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the South American regime change business , although he did well looting Venezuela ’ s long time bank accounts and assets in the US , something others will take note of … Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > Caracas has lashed out at Spain after it was revealed that Juan Guaido ’ s mentor , Leopoldo Lopez , residing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind the botched incursion and coup attempt involving the US mercenaries .
“ Does the Spanish ambassador know that Leopoldo López has held and continues to hold video conferences with the sole purpose of going on with his plans to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro ?
” Venezuela ’ s Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in an emotional TV address .
The minister described Lopez as a “ criminal ” who planned a May military incursion involving US ex-soldiers and aimed at toppling the Venezuela government .
An influential opposition politician , Lopez , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US-backed self-proclaimed “ interim president , ” Juan Guaido .
Lopez was under house arrest since 2014 , but was freed in April 2019 during an attempt to topple Maduro , only to seek refuge in the Spanish embassy after the attempt failed .
He lived in the embassy ever since as the Spanish government refused to hand him over to Caracas .
Ironically , the Lopez ’ role in the attempted coup was corroborated by an American media outlet – the Wall Street Journal – that has recently published an article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shopped ” for mercenaries ahead of the failed coup attempt .
Does the Spanish government have anything to say about this ?
Caracas had its own evidence of Lopez ’ involvement , though .
In an audio presented by Rodriguez to the Venezuelan media , a Venezuelan deserter identified as Cliver Alcala confessed that “ the people of Leopoldo ” introduced him to Jordan Goudreau – a US special forces veteran and founder of private security firm Silvercorp USA that was involved in the May military incursion .
The Spanish officials have so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Caracas .
Meanwhile , Rodriguez said he invited the EU High Representative for Foreign Relations Josep Borrell to discuss the issue .
Earlier , interrogations of the two former US Green Berets made public by Caracas revealed the role of American mercenaries in the operation aimed particularly at capturing Maduro and “ putting him on a plane ” to the US .
They were among a guerilla group that crossed into Venezuela from Colombia in May but were captured by the Venezuelan forces .
Caracas then accused Colombia and Washington of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump to deny it – by claiming he would rather order a full-scale “ invasion ” instead of a covert operation .

‘Does Spain have anything to say?’ Venezuela fumes after WSJ ‘confirms’ Guaido ally plotted to topple Maduro from SPANISH EMBASSY
…from Russia Today, Moscow
This article is from RT and RT soft of loves Venezuela’s Maduro and likes to look like it is backing Venezuela although when that Trumptard beleaguered nation needed real help, only Iran stood by them and Russia ran away.
Now RT is trying to play the Maduro card again, though RT is really in love with Trump whose bodyguard, Jordan Goudreau, was sent to Venezuela to murder Maduro.
Get it?
The lesson here, RT is shit, Russian’s are con men like Trump and trust no one.
[ Editor’s Note: The US Special Forces team of Jordan Goudreau is back in the news. US interim puppet president Juan Guaido’s man on the ground commander of the coup attempt, Leopoldo López, is now fingered for the deed.
The goal was the kidnapping of Maduro to be taken to the US on trumped up Trump drug charges, which a not too swift Trump had to have signed off on, but with the usual layers to distance himself if it blew up, which it did.
Juan Gauido himself has not been on ice, Trump’s smokescreen for all of the Venezuelan assets that have literally been hijacked from a financially struggling Venezuelan people hoping to turn them against Maduro.
The same game was tried on Putin, and nipped when he threw on the NGOs interfering in the Russian elections out. While the opposition had been polling 35% previously, with tons of US money to pump them up, once their US funding was cut off they polled 15% in the next election.
None of the claims of Russian interference in the Trump 2016 election even pretend to touch the level of the US attack on Russia’s election. A Facebook buy of $5000 comes to mind, and some Twitter ads, inconsequential ones.
The Wall Street Journal broke this new story, and it is not a good target for being smeared as a socialist Maduro lover.
I would suggest that the timing of this story might be a reminder of Trump’s pitiful foray into the South American regime change business, although he did well looting Venezuela’s long time bank accounts and assets in the US, something others will take note of … Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … June 28, 2020 –
Caracas has lashed out at Spain after it was revealed that Juan Guaido’s mentor, Leopoldo Lopez, residing in the Spanish embassy in Venezuela was behind the botched incursion and coup attempt involving the US mercenaries.


veteranstoday--2020-06-28--The Nasty Truth Behind the Russian Ordered ‘Hit’ on American Troops and the Trump Coverup

Russians had two dozen Americans killed in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Trump ordered murder of 150 Russians in Syria in 2018 .
Then Iran killed 80 US military in Iraq when Trump ordered the assassination of a prominent Iranian diplomat .
We know the story is true .
We don ’ t blame Russia and we give the facts to provide context .
We , however , never want Americans to be ‘ thrown to the wolves ’ by a draft dodging coward again .
104 for Trump , 0 , so far , for the US military ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 % of the 130,000 COVID dead are US military veterans…so we add another 52,000 to the list There is always a story behind the story behind the story and this story can be explained in one question .
How many Jews died on 9/11 ?
The answer , supplied by the Cleveland Jewish News , tells a story about a war that is two decades old .
The current ‘ tempest in a teapot ’ needs to be put in perspective , 3 million dead in an engineered Israelo-American genocide against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump had ordered Russian troops , primarily military contractors , to be attacked inside Syria .
In retaliation , Russia put a bounty on US troops inside Afghanistan .
Up to two dozen Americans were killed , their deaths were never reported and their families silenced as has been done continually .
This was the last major attack on Russians inside Syria by the US .
Now the New York Times has gotten wind of the story , a version anyway , and both Russian media and Trump ’ s staff are trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impulse control problems , especially around very very young girls , killed Americans in Afghanistan as sure as if he had ordered the Gambino family that he has long been associated with to do it themselves .
This is the backstory .
In 2018 , the US was busy securing ISIS commanders and their training camps in and around the oil fields of Deir Ezzor , East of the Euphrates River .
Syrian Army units aided by Russian military contractors , were quickly moving to link up with Iraqi militias and were planning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to clear Eastern Syria of ISIS terrorists .
US President Donald Trump ordered “ all measures ” to “ teach those Russians a lesson , ” as our sources have it , and US planes began hitting both Syrian and Russian forces while US transports resupplied ISIS with food , water and ammunition and US convoys began relocating ISIS units .
Reuters reported the story : They claimed 300 Russians were killed , Russia claimed 5 , both decided together to settle on 30 or 50 .
Around 150 Russians were killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helicopter gunships .
Then there was the oil thing and the Soleimani murder .
From Newsweek : “ At a Wisconsin rally on Tuesday , President Donald Trump lauded his decision to retain troops in eastern Syria to control oil fields there , despite warnings that such a move could constitute a war crime .
The president delivered a characteristically bombastic speech in Milwaukee , touching on multiple foreign policy issues that have come to the fore in recent months .
Among them was America ’ s controversial continued presence in Syria , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Qassem Soleimani and subsequent retaliatory missile attacks.
” Iranian missiles devastated two American bases with damage assessments for the Erbil base withheld where housing units were hit .
The US lists 109 troops wounded at al Assad base in Iraq and no casualties for Erbil .
Iran ’ s figures come from local employees who work on both bases who , in fact , were in continual communications with Iran even during the attack , thank you Facebook Messenger .
Suppressing video of US wounded and dead took a major effort and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the only real combat skill as well , censorship .
The real issue now is exactly how much influence is there over Trump , by Russia , by China and how much of Trump does Israel allow other nations , like Saudi Arabia , to exercise ?
Certainly the Trump family has made billions since Trump took office , payoffs from China , Saudi Arabia , we all know about that from many sources , least of all Bolton ’ s book .
Now Trump is saying nobody told him about Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is backed up by his own appointee , John Ratcliffe ( not the Harry Potter one ) , a former Texas congressman who now advises Trump on intelligence .
Don ’ t laugh , yes another Dumbest and Dumberest ( apologies for ruining the English language , such as it is )

The Russians had two dozen Americans killed in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Trump ordered murder of 150 Russians in Syria in 2018. Then Iran killed 80 US military in Iraq when Trump ordered the assassination of a prominent Iranian diplomat.
We know the story is true. We don’t blame Russia and we give the facts to provide context. We, however, never want Americans to be ‘thrown to the wolves’ by a draft dodging coward again.
104 for Trump, 0, so far, for the US military (keeping score)
Then again, nearly 40% of the 130,000 COVID dead are US military veterans…so we add another 52,000 to the list.
By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
There is always a story behind the story behind the story and this story can be explained in one question.
How many Jews died on 9/11?
Answer: 18 (each life a great loss) https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/the-jewish-victims-of-sept-11/article_6271d354-13ab-5051-9a80-4ea156b4ad48.html
The answer, supplied by the Cleveland Jewish News, tells a story about a war that is two decades old. The current ‘tempest in a teapot’ needs to be put in perspective, 3 million dead in an engineered Israelo-American genocide against the Middle East. We begin.
Donald Trump had ordered Russian troops, primarily military contractors, to be attacked inside Syria. In retaliation, Russia put a bounty on US troops inside Afghanistan. Up to two dozen Americans were killed, their deaths were never reported and their families silenced as has been done continually.
This was the last major attack on Russians inside Syria by the US. Now the New York Times has gotten wind of the story, a version anyway, and both Russian media and Trump’s staff are trying to cover up how a president with impulse control problems, especially around very very young girls, killed Americans in Afghanistan as sure as if he had ordered the Gambino family that he has long been associated with to do it themselves. This is the backstory.
In 2018, the US was busy securing ISIS commanders and their training camps in and around the oil fields of Deir Ezzor, East of the Euphrates River. Syrian Army units aided by Russian military contractors, were quickly moving to link up with Iraqi militias and were planning to sweep first south, then north, to clear Eastern Syria of ISIS terrorists.
US President Donald Trump ordered “all measures” to “teach those Russians a lesson,” as our sources have it, and US planes began hitting both Syrian and Russian forces while US transports resupplied ISIS with food, water and ammunition and US convoys began relocating ISIS units. Reuters reported the story:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie/russian-toll-in-syria-battle-was-300-killed-and-wounded-sources-idUSKCN1FZ2DZ
They claimed 300 Russians were killed, Russia claimed 5, both decided together to settle on 30 or 50. Around 150 Russians were killed in US attacks, both planes and helicopter gunships.
Then there was the oil thing and the Soleimani murder. From Newsweek:
“At a Wisconsin rally on Tuesday, President Donald Trump lauded his decision to retain troops in eastern Syria to control oil fields there, despite warnings that such a move could constitute a war crime.
The president delivered a characteristically bombastic speech in Milwaukee, touching on multiple foreign policy issues that have come to the fore in recent months.
Among them was America’s controversial continued presence in Syria, the recent assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and subsequent retaliatory missile attacks.”
Iranian missiles devastated two American bases with damage assessments for the Erbil base withheld where housing units were hit. The US lists 109 troops wounded at al Assad base in Iraq and no casualties for Erbil.
Iran’s figures come from local employees who work on both bases who, in fact, were in continual communications with Iran even during the attack, thank you Facebook Messenger. Suppressing video of US wounded and dead took a major effort and was the only military success by the US, the only real combat skill as well, censorship.
The real issue now is exactly how much influence is there over Trump, by Russia, by China and how much of Trump does Israel allow other nations, like Saudi Arabia, to exercise?
Certainly the Trump family has made billions since Trump took office, payoffs from China, Saudi Arabia, we all know about that from many sources, least of all Bolton’s book.
Now Trump is saying nobody told him about Russia paying to have US troops killed. Trump is backed up by his own appointee, John Ratcliffe (not the Harry Potter one), a former Texas congressman who now advises Trump on intelligence.
Don’t laugh, yes another Dumbest and Dumberest (apologies for ruining the English language, such as it is)
Trump says he never got briefed by CIA/DNI that Putin GRU Unit was paying bounties to get US troops killed. ZERO CHANCE THAT IS TRUE. Wants Russia in G7. Our President is fronting the interests of a Russian dictator who is a hostile to America. https://t.co/kc5y9R7i2k — Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) June 28, 2020
📌Instead of protecting our troops, Trump is spending his time in his bunker tweeting about protecting fucking statues. #VeteransAgainstTrump #TraitorTrump https://t.co/19of3cDBk1 — D. Earl Stephens (@EarlOfEnough) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/ManagerSpeaking/status/1276701893469900800?s=20


veteranstoday--2020-06-28--Starmer’s love affair with Zionism could prove fatal for British Labour Party

Sir Keir Starmer , whose scalp has been dangling on the lodge-pole of the Board of Deputies since Day One of his leadership of the Labour Party , has sacked his rival Rebecca Long-Bailey from his front bench for – apparently – indulging in “ antisemitic conspiracy theories ” .
According to The Independent the row began when Ms Long-Bailey praised an interview with the actress Maxine Peake in which she stated that US police responsible for the death of George Floyd had learned tactics from the Israeli security forces .
Ms Peake later accepted the claim was “ inaccurate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ a diamond ” , and later added that her comment “ wasn ’ t intended to be an endorsement of all aspects of the article ” .
She was ordered by the leadership to take down her twitterings but refused until she ’ d had a chance to discuss the matter with Starmer .
But the knife was already plunged and Starmer administered the coup de grace without further niceties .
He said : “ The sharing of that article was wrong , because the article contained antisemitic conspiracy theories .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shadow cabinet .
I ’ ve made it my first priority to tackle antisemitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority for me.
” His top priority should , of course , be getting the UK out of its mess and devoting all energies to that end .
But Starmer had already sold his soul to the Zionist lobby .
On the same day he assumed the leadership he wrote to the Board of Deputies of British Jews promising to “ tear out this poison [ anti-Semitism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BoD ’ s president Marie van der Zyl triumphantly displays Starmer ’ s servile missive like a trophy scalp on the BoD ’ s tepee .
She was equally gushing in her appreciation of Starmer ’ s harsh dismissal of Long-Bailey .
“ As soon as we saw that Rebecca Long-Bailey had shared this we wrote to her detailing how this conspiracy theory is false and requesting she delete her tweet and issue an apology .
Rebecca Long-Bailey ’ s response is frankly pathetic .
As someone who aspires to be the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to read and understand materials before sharing them.
” So what are these “ antisemitic conspiracy theories ” Starmer and van der Zyl talk about ?
Starmer , in the interests of sound leadership , might have avoided hasty action and first checked with AmnestyUSA .
As far back as 2016 they were reporting : “ Baltimore law enforcement officials , along with hundreds of others from Florida , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , California , Arizona , Connecticut , New York , Massachusetts , North Carolina , Georgia , Washington state as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all traveled to Israel for training .
Thousands of others have received training from Israeli officials here in the U.S. “ Many of these trips are taxpayer funded while others are privately funded .
Since 2002 , the Anti-Defamation League , the American Jewish Committee ’ s Project Interchange and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs have paid for police chiefs , assistant chiefs and captains to train in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories ( OPT ) .
“ These trainings put Baltimore police and other U.S. law enforcement employees in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police systems that have racked up documented human rights violations for years .
Amnesty International , other human rights organizations and even the U.S. Department of State have cited Israeli police for carrying out extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings , using ill treatment and torture ( even against children ) , suppression of freedom of expression/association including through government surveillance , and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters.
” And Starmer ’ s minders surely saw a recent report on the police killing of George Floyd in the Morning Star saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers attended a 2012 conference hosted by the Israeli consulate in Chicago , the second time such an event had been held .
There they learned the violent techniques used by Israeli forces as they terrorise the occupied Palestinian territories under the guise of security operations.
” According to the Morning Star “ a Palestinian rights activist said that when she saw the image of Derek Chauvin kneeling on Mr Floyd ’ s neck , she was reminded of the Israeli forces ’ policing of the occupied territories .
Neta Golan , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) said : ‘ When I saw the picture of killer cop Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd by leaning in on his neck with his knee as he cried for help and other cops watched , I remembered noticing when many Israeli soldiers began using this technique of leaning in on our chest and necks when we were protesting in the West Bank sometime in 2006.
’ ” Are these reports wrong ?
Perhaps our American readers can please vouch for the truth or otherwise… .
Then we ’ ll know who should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ der Zyl , or Long-Bailey .
Such was Starmer ’ s eagerness in the run-up to the leadership election to serve the Zionist agenda that van der Zyl expressed great pleasure that he and all the other Labour Party leadership contenders , including Long-Bailey , had embraced the Ten Pledges on anti-Semitism .
“ Now they must act to rid the party of the awful disease of anti-Jewish racism , ” she said .
The Ten Pledges that Starmer and the others obediently subscribe to include : • Adopting the international definition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ definition of antisemitism , with all its examples and clauses , and without any caveats , will be fully adopted by the party and used as the basis for considering antisemitism disciplinary cases.
” • Delivering an anti-racism education programme that has the buy-in of the Jewish community – “ The Jewish Labour Movement should be re-engaged by the Party to lead on training about antisemitism.
” • Engagement with the Jewish community to be made via its main representative groups – “ Labour must engage with the Jewish community via its main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organisations and individuals.
” But many find these pledges objectionable for the simple reasons that the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is deeply flawed and has been condemned by leading law experts who warn that it conflicts with the right of free expression , which is part of UK domestic law , and any public authority seeking to apply the IHRA definition to prohibit or punish such freedoms “ would be acting unlawfully ” .
Besides , the whole idea falls foul of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know all this .
And as a former Director of Public Prosecutions and former Head of the Crown Prosecution Service , you ’ d think he would more carefully weigh the evidence before sacking someone in a key post like Long-Bailey .
The Ten Pledges ’ insistence that the Jewish Labour Movement trains Labour members is laughable , as is demanding the BoD and its friends be the only communication channel with the Jewish community .
The Labour Party of course is at liberty to speak to any Jewish group it wishes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s pro-Israel stance is perhaps explained by a Times of Israel report that Starmer told Jewish News : “ I support Zionism without qualification… ” Long-Bailey ’ s sacking was seen by her allies as an over-reaction and many say there ’ s a need to speak out against Israel as it prepares to annex more of the West Bank .
So it will be interesting to see which way Starmer jumps if Netanyahu and his terror regime really do carry out their threat to permanently seize more swathes of the Palestinian territories @ @ @ @

…by Stuart Littlewood, Britain
– First published … June 27, 2020 –
Sir Keir Starmer, whose scalp has been dangling on the lodge-pole of the Board of Deputies since Day One of his leadership of the Labour Party, has sacked his rival Rebecca Long-Bailey from his front bench for – apparently – indulging in “antisemitic conspiracy theories”.
According to The Independent the row began when Ms Long-Bailey praised an interview with the actress Maxine Peake in which she stated that US police responsible for the death of George Floyd had learned tactics from the Israeli security forces.
Ms Peake later accepted the claim was “inaccurate”. Long-Bailey tweeted that Peake was “a diamond”, and later added that her comment “wasn’t intended to be an endorsement of all aspects of the article”. She was ordered by the leadership to take down her twitterings but refused until she’d had a chance to discuss the matter with Starmer. But the knife was already plunged and Starmer administered the coup de grace without further niceties.
He said: “The sharing of that article was wrong, because the article contained antisemitic conspiracy theories. I have therefore stood Rebecca Long-Bailey down from the shadow cabinet. I’ve made it my first priority to tackle antisemitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority for me.”
His top priority should, of course, be getting the UK out of its mess and devoting all energies to that end. But Starmer had already sold his soul to the Zionist lobby. On the same day he assumed the leadership he wrote to the Board of Deputies of British Jews promising to “tear out this poison [anti-Semitism] by its roots”. The BoD’s president Marie van der Zyl triumphantly displays Starmer’s servile missive like a trophy scalp on the BoD’s tepee. She was equally gushing in her appreciation of Starmer’s harsh dismissal of Long-Bailey.
“As soon as we saw that Rebecca Long-Bailey had shared this we wrote to her detailing how this conspiracy theory is false and requesting she delete her tweet and issue an apology. Rebecca Long-Bailey’s response is frankly pathetic. As someone who aspires to be the next Education Secretary, we would expect her to read and understand materials before sharing them.”
So what are these “antisemitic conspiracy theories” Starmer and van der Zyl talk about? Starmer, in the interests of sound leadership, might have avoided hasty action and first checked with AmnestyUSA. As far back as 2016 they were reporting:
“Baltimore law enforcement officials, along with hundreds of others from Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington state as well as the DC Capitol police have all traveled to Israel for training. Thousands of others have received training from Israeli officials here in the U.S.
“Many of these trips are taxpayer funded while others are privately funded. Since 2002, the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs have paid for police chiefs, assistant chiefs and captains to train in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
“These trainings put Baltimore police and other U.S. law enforcement employees in the hands of military, security and police systems that have racked up documented human rights violations for years. Amnesty International, other human rights organizations and even the U.S. Department of State have cited Israeli police for carrying out extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings, using ill treatment and torture (even against children), suppression of freedom of expression/association including through government surveillance, and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters.”
And Starmer’s minders surely saw a recent report on the police killing of George Floyd in the Morning Star saying that “at least 100 Minnesota police officers attended a 2012 conference hosted by the Israeli consulate in Chicago, the second time such an event had been held. There they learned the violent techniques used by Israeli forces as they terrorise the occupied Palestinian territories under the guise of security operations.”
According to the Morning Star “a Palestinian rights activist said that when she saw the image of Derek Chauvin kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck, she was reminded of the Israeli forces’ policing of the occupied territories. Neta Golan, the co-founder of International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said: ‘When I saw the picture of killer cop Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd by leaning in on his neck with his knee as he cried for help and other cops watched, I remembered noticing when many Israeli soldiers began using this technique of leaning in on our chest and necks when we were protesting in the West Bank sometime in 2006.’”
Are these reports wrong? Perhaps our American readers can please vouch for the truth or otherwise…. Then we’ll know who should be making apologies – Starmer, van der Zyl, or Long-Bailey.
Such was Starmer’s eagerness in the run-up to the leadership election to serve the Zionist agenda that van der Zyl expressed great pleasure that he and all the other Labour Party leadership contenders, including Long-Bailey, had embraced the Ten Pledges on anti-Semitism. “Now they must act to rid the party of the awful disease of anti-Jewish racism,” she said.
The Ten Pledges that Starmer and the others obediently subscribe to include:
• Adopting the international definition of antisemitism without qualification – “The IHRA definition of antisemitism, with all its examples and clauses, and without any caveats, will be fully adopted by the party and used as the basis for considering antisemitism disciplinary cases.”
• Delivering an anti-racism education programme that has the buy-in of the Jewish community – “The Jewish Labour Movement should be re-engaged by the Party to lead on training about antisemitism.”
• Engagement with the Jewish community to be made via its main representative groups – “Labour must engage with the Jewish community via its main representative groups, and not through fringe organisations and individuals.”
But many find these pledges objectionable for the simple reasons that the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is deeply flawed and has been condemned by leading law experts who warn that it conflicts with the right of free expression, which is part of UK domestic law, and any public authority seeking to apply the IHRA definition to prohibit or punish such freedoms “would be acting unlawfully”. Besides, the whole idea falls foul of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
As a former human rights lawyer Starmer ought to know all this. And as a former Director of Public Prosecutions and former Head of the Crown Prosecution Service, you’d think he would more carefully weigh the evidence before sacking someone in a key post like Long-Bailey.
The Ten Pledges’ insistence that the Jewish Labour Movement trains Labour members is laughable, as is demanding the BoD and its friends be the only communication channel with the Jewish community. The Labour Party of course is at liberty to speak to any Jewish group it wishes and should do so.
Starmer’s pro-Israel stance is perhaps explained by a Times of Israel report that Starmer told Jewish News: “I support Zionism without qualification…”
Long-Bailey’s sacking was seen by her allies as an over-reaction and many say there’s a need to speak out against Israel as it prepares to annex more of the West Bank. So it will be interesting to see which way Starmer jumps if Netanyahu and his terror regime really do carry out their threat to permanently seize more swathes of the Palestinian territories they illegally occupy.


veteranstoday--2020-06-28--Only 26% of Americans Trust Trump on Medical-COVID Issues-Poll

NY Times : Social media fights and news coverage have tended to focus on the maskless-and-angry ; on large , risky public gatherings ; and on harassment of public health officials .
But a New York Times/Siena College survey shows a large majority of American registered voters quietly trust the advice of medical experts .
The poll shows that large majorities across the partisan divide trust medical scientists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , though Democrats are more trusting than Republicans over all .
The levels are similar to those found in public opinion surveys earlier in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before it , suggesting that the politicization of the coronavirus response has not demolished the credibility of science .
In the Times survey , 84 percent of voters said they trusted medical scientists to provide reliable information about the virus , with 90 percent of Democrats and 75 percent of Republicans trusting the experts .
Overall trust in the C.D.C .
was 77 percent — 71 percent among Republicans and 83 percent among Democrats .
The Pew Research Center , which has been studying trust in scientists since 2016 , has seen consistently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most recent study , from May , showed 89 percent of Americans were confident that medical experts were acting “ in the public interest.
” “ We ’ re looking at a long-term decline in trust in institutions , including elected officials particularly , as well as the media , ” said Cary Funk , who has led the Pew team .
“ This stands in contrast to that .
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NY Times: Social media fights and news coverage have tended to focus on the maskless-and-angry; on large, risky public gatherings; and on harassment of public health officials. But a New York Times/Siena College survey shows a large majority of American registered voters quietly trust the advice of medical experts.
How to medical pic.twitter.com/0EDqJcy38p — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) April 24, 2020
The poll shows that large majorities across the partisan divide trust medical scientists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though Democrats are more trusting than Republicans over all. The levels are similar to those found in public opinion surveys earlier in the pandemic, and in the years before it, suggesting that the politicization of the coronavirus response has not demolished the credibility of science.
In the Times survey, 84 percent of voters said they trusted medical scientists to provide reliable information about the virus, with 90 percent of Democrats and 75 percent of Republicans trusting the experts. Overall trust in the C.D.C. was 77 percent — 71 percent among Republicans and 83 percent among Democrats. Many people are saying #TrumpHasNoPlan, but I have a terrific plan. Better than Obama’s. We test less! Less testing = less cases! Governors DeSantis in Florida and Abbott in Texas are totally on board. @sarahcpr has the details. You are welcome, America! pic.twitter.com/jX37EJ7NK6 https://t.co/mUMkoTmKgh — Manuel de los Reyes (@MaxogramManuel) June 27, 2020 The Pew Research Center, which has been studying trust in scientists since 2016, has seen consistently high scores for medical experts. Its most recent study, from May, showed 89 percent of Americans were confident that medical experts were acting “in the public interest.” Here it is in other places: YouTube: https://t.co/n32uCtaSP7
Instagram: https://t.co/8SDRtHXhl5
Facebook: https://t.co/2MN8XJbEqD AND REGISTER DEMOCRATS SAVE THE WORLD https://t.co/YEZlbWrhei — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) June 26, 2020 “We’re looking at a long-term decline in trust in institutions, including elected officials particularly, as well as the media,” said Cary Funk, who has led the Pew team. “This stands in contrast to that.”


veteranstoday--2020-06-28--Race Baiting Donald: Retweets Klan White Power Chant in Klan Golf Kart Trumptard Rally (video censor

Race Baiting Donald: Retweets Klan White Power Chant in Klan Golf Kart Trumptard Rally (video censored/restored by VT)

Trump had his tweet censored but VT got a copy and put it back… Trump ’ s new official position is that he retweeted this without hearing it .
Only Scott Bennett believes him .
Keep pluggin ’ away , Scotty !
Oh , the Russians believe him too .
And that nasty rumor about Trumptards removing social distancing stickers in Tulsa ?
and then we have , for our Sunday enjoyment , a Chicana princess going full ‘ Scott Bennett ’ on us : and now the $ 500 billion stolen to do what ?
Rig the election ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-American stuff , yes , we are anti-apartheid , anti-organized crime and love the United States .
But then , we did warn everyone long ago about Donald Trump and how he would destroy the country… .
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Trump’s new official position is that he retweeted this without hearing it. Only Scott Bennett believes him. Keep pluggin’ away, Scotty! Oh, the Russians believe him too.
Donald Trump deleted his white power retweet but in the age of screenshots and screen recordings- we got your racist ass. pic.twitter.com/ZcBWCbBQz6
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1277204969561755649?s=20
And that nasty rumor about Trumptards removing social distancing stickers in Tulsa?
Washington Post: The Trump campaign removed thousands of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” social distancing stickers before his poorly attended Tulsa rally. The removal violated specific instructions from the BOK Center. 🎥@StevenReyCristo pic.twitter.com/KjgKh6KVtK — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 27, 2020
and then we have, for our Sunday enjoyment, a Chicana princess going full ‘Scott Bennett’ on us:
Mask is killing people. Citizens arrests. Punished by God. Military protocol. 5G. Scanning. Bill Gates. Hillary. Pedophiles. Oh and of course the DEEP STATE.
It's like a Trumptard Mad Lib. https://t.co/e7v0IZuBiT — JD Morales (@JDMoralesWrites) June 26, 2020
and now the $500 billion stolen to do what? Rig the election? Worse?
This better explains the missing CARES Act money: The administration's half-trillion-dollar transparency problem https://t.co/ZPzbuiDqwK — BeachPretzel (@BeachPretzel2) June 16, 2020
And some of our usual pro-American stuff, yes, we are anti-apartheid, anti-organized crime and love the United States. But then, we did warn everyone long ago about Donald Trump and how he would destroy the country….
There are a few FACTS for you. pic.twitter.com/acK29BWR1X — DoC (@CharlieBlaze24) June 26, 2020
It’s on every outlet. Easily verified. Prove it wrong #Trumptard pic.twitter.com/X2dLMZSeeY — Dawn London (@DawnLondon15) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/Mrmosman66/status/1276283922779795456?s=20


veteranstoday--2020-06-29--Is the Coronavirus pandemic entering a second wave?

_________ South China Morning Post Is the coronavirus pandemic entering a second wave ?
• Unclear whether Covid-19 will have similar trajectory to 1918 flu pandemic , which is infamous for its more lethal later surge • Experts say the term is ambiguous but people ’ s behaviour and government actions will be critical As countries around the world relax Covid-19 restrictions and some areas see an increase in infections , questions are being raised about whether the pandemic is entering what is known as a second wave .
In the United States , where new cases had levelled off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period of weeks , infections have again spiked .
The US on Friday reported one of its largest single-day increases since the start of the pandemic , with more than 40,000 new cases on the previous day , according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention .
On Thursday , the World Health Organisation ’ s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said 30 countries and territories in the region had seen increases in new cumulative cases in the past two weeks as they eased social distancing measures , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resurgence ” .
But whether this means such areas are seeing a second wave remains unclear , largely due to the ambiguity of the term , experts say .
Many caution against declaring a new rise in case numbers in areas or countries where cases had appeared to decline as a “ second wave ” , since an uptick of cases as social distancing restrictions are relaxed did not necessarily mean the start of a new cycle – or the end of old one – especially if there was still a significant amount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , speaking in a June 18 interview with The Washington Post , said the United States was still in the first wave , even as case rates decline and increase at different times in various regions of the country .
John Mathews , an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne ’ s School of Population and Global Health , said a second wave would typically be characterised by a dramatic decline followed by a sudden comeback in the numbers of cases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scale that is required to call a second wave , either in terms of the time , or space , or the scale of the [ case ] numbers involved.
” Mathews , a former deputy medical officer to the Australian government , said “ second wave ” was an ambiguous term , and not one “ to use loosely ” .
The second wave phenomenon is most widely associated with past influenza pandemics .
The 1918 flu pandemic , which infected 500 million people and killed 50 million worldwide , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the autumn , months after the first wave .
A third wave occurred in a number of countries in 1919 .
Mathews said influenza-like second waves could be driven by a change in the virus or shifts in people ’ s behaviour , with changes in the virus thought to play a role in the second wave in 1918 .
Immunity had developed among a sufficient proportion of the population which drove the flu virus to evolve to “ dodge immune response ” and continue to infect people , he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening very soon with this coronavirus , ” he said , given the current low levels of immunity , compared to the estimated 60-70 per cent of people that would need to be vaccinated or exposed to the disease to stop its spread and pressure it to adapt .
Instead , as the population remained susceptible to Covid-19 , the “ major determinant ” for what happened next would be people ’ s behaviour and the response of governments .
Hannah Clapham , an epidemiologist and assistant professor at National University Singapore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Health , agreed the critical factor at this stage of the pandemic would be public health measures in response to new upticks in cases .
A focus on the concept of waves , whose definition was “ less clear ” than other metrics – such as simply watching how cases were peaking – was not the most pressing point , she said .
“ To me , the relevant thing is whether we are seeing consistent increases of cases again and how places are responding with public health measures to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The worrying thing is we are seeing increases in case numbers and then high numbers of cases again in many places , sometimes higher numbers of cases than at peaks earlier in the epidemic.
” Some specialists feel the history of the 1918 flu pandemic is likely to be repeated .
“ It is almost certain to say a second wave of epidemic will come , as we won ’ t see a supply of vaccine before [ then ] , ” Gabriel Leung , dean of the University of Hong Kong ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online seminar for journalists earlier this month .
“ After mid or late autumn will be another critical stage .
”

Unclear whether Covid-19 will have similar trajectory to 1918 flu pandemic, which is infamous for its more lethal later surge
Experts say the term is ambiguous but people’s behaviour and government actions will be critical
As countries around the world relax Covid-19 restrictions and some areas see an increase in infections, questions are being raised about whether the pandemic is entering what is known as a second wave.
In the United States, where new cases had levelled off at roughly 20,000 a day for a period of weeks, infections have again spiked.
The US on Friday reported one of its largest single-day increases since the start of the pandemic, with more than 40,000 new cases on the previous day, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Thursday, the World Health Organisation’s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said 30 countries and territories in the region had seen increases in new cumulative cases in the past two weeks as they eased social distancing measures, with 11 of those experiencing a “significant resurgence”.
But whether this means such areas are seeing a second wave remains unclear, largely due to the ambiguity of the term, experts say.
Many caution against declaring a new rise in case numbers in areas or countries where cases had appeared to decline as a “second wave”, since an uptick of cases as social distancing restrictions are relaxed did not necessarily mean the start of a new cycle – or the end of old one – especially if there was still a significant amount of transmission.
Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaking in a June 18 interview with The Washington Post, said the United States was still in the first wave, even as case rates decline and increase at different times in various regions of the country.
John Mathews, an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne’s School of Population and Global Health, said a second wave would typically be characterised by a dramatic decline followed by a sudden comeback in the numbers of cases.
“But no one has really defined the scale that is required to call a second wave, either in terms of the time, or space, or the scale of the [case] numbers involved.” Mathews, a former deputy medical officer to the Australian government, said “second wave” was an ambiguous term, and not one “to use loosely”.
The second wave phenomenon is most widely associated with past influenza pandemics. The 1918 flu pandemic, which infected 500 million people and killed 50 million worldwide, is infamous for its far deadlier second wave in the autumn, months after the first wave. A third wave occurred in a number of countries in 1919.
Mathews said influenza-like second waves could be driven by a change in the virus or shifts in people’s behaviour, with changes in the virus thought to play a role in the second wave in 1918. Immunity had developed among a sufficient proportion of the population which drove the flu virus to evolve to “dodge immune response” and continue to infect people, he said.
“We don’t think that is happening very soon with this coronavirus,” he said, given the current low levels of immunity, compared to the estimated 60-70 per cent of people that would need to be vaccinated or exposed to the disease to stop its spread and pressure it to adapt.
Instead, as the population remained susceptible to Covid-19, the “major determinant” for what happened next would be people’s behaviour and the response of governments.
Hannah Clapham, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at National University Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, agreed the critical factor at this stage of the pandemic would be public health measures in response to new upticks in cases.
A focus on the concept of waves, whose definition was “less clear” than other metrics – such as simply watching how cases were peaking – was not the most pressing point, she said. “To me, the relevant thing is whether we are seeing consistent increases of cases again and how places are responding with public health measures to try to control this increase in transmission.
“The worrying thing is we are seeing increases in case numbers and then high numbers of cases again in many places, sometimes higher numbers of cases than at peaks earlier in the epidemic.”
Some specialists feel the history of the 1918 flu pandemic is likely to be repeated. “It is almost certain to say a second wave of epidemic will come, as we won’t see a supply of vaccine before [then],” Gabriel Leung, dean of the University of Hong Kong’s medical school, said in an online seminar for journalists earlier this month.
“After mid or late autumn will be another critical stage.”


veteranstoday--2020-06-29--Black Lives Matter UK : ‘Politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism’

_________ Jewish Chronicle Black Lives Matter UK claim : ‘ Politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism ’ Posts on the movement ’ s official Twitter feed also accuse Israel of pursuing ’ settler colonial pursuits.
’ Black Lives Matter UK ( BLMUK ) have been accused of using language associated with antisemitism ‘ after claiming “ mainstream British politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism.
’ ’ A post on the movement ’ s official Twitter feed expressing opposition to the proposed annexation of the West Bank also accused Israel of pursuing ‘ ’ settler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deputies president Marie van der Zyl tweeted it was “ beyond disappointing ” that a “ supposedly anti-racist organisation has leaned into the antisemitic trope that British politics is “ gagged ” in terms of debating Israel , a claim particularly preposterous because Israel is one of the most-discussed foreign policy issues in this country.
” Karen Pollock , chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust , added it was “ disappointing and dangerous to post something like this to thousands of followers who sincerely want to fight racism.
’ ’ She added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The insinuation is depressingly clear.
’ ’ The Jewish Leadership Council said : ” We unequivocally support the fight against anti-black racism .
“ That people suffer abuse & prejudice because of the colour of their skin is abhorrent & we are actively involved in this fight as a community .
But please do not fight racism with racism – we must be allies.
’ ’ BLMUK sparked anger on Sunday morning with an opening tweet that read : “ As Israel moves forward with the annexation of the West Bank , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to critique Zionism , and Israel ’ s settler colonial pursuits , we loudly and clearly stand beside our Palestinian comrades .
FREE PALESTINE.
’ ’ In America the BLM movement had previously issued lengthy attacks on Israel and tried to link the Palestinian cause with their own .
But they had appeared to have toned down the inflammatory attacks in recent months .
In a lengthy thread on its Twitter site BLMUK also suggested that more than 40 Jewish groups around the world had ’ ’ opposed “ cynical and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-Jewish racism with opposition to Israel ’ s policies and system of occupation and apartheid ” .
The group attempted to support their claim by linking to articles published by the Jewish Voice for Peace organisation in America .
The same organisation were recently forced to distance themselves from false claims that Israel had trained the ex-policeman who killed George Floyd .
The BLMUK tweets also link to an article published by The Independent in 2018 which aimed to conflate the Palestinian cause with the struggle against anti-Black racism .
But the legitimacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article was later questioned , with many of the organisations linked to the same individuals .

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Jewish Chronicle
Black Lives Matter UK claim: ‘Politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism’
Posts on the movement’s official Twitter feed also accuse Israel of pursuing ’settler colonial pursuits.’
Black Lives Matter UK (BLMUK) have been accused of using language associated with antisemitism ‘after claiming “mainstream British politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism.’’
A post on the movement’s official Twitter feed expressing opposition to the proposed annexation of the West Bank also accused Israel of pursuing ‘’settler colonial pursuits.’’
The Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl tweeted it was “beyond disappointing” that a “supposedly anti-racist organisation has leaned into the antisemitic trope that British politics is “gagged” in terms of debating Israel, a claim particularly preposterous because Israel is one of the most-discussed foreign policy issues in this country.”
Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, added it was “disappointing and dangerous to post something like this to thousands of followers who sincerely want to fight racism.’’
She added:”Gagged? Gagged by whom? The insinuation is depressingly clear.’’
The Jewish Leadership Council said:”We unequivocally support the fight against anti-black racism.
“That people suffer abuse & prejudice because of the colour of their skin is abhorrent & we are actively involved in this fight as a community. But please do not fight racism with racism – we must be allies.’’
BLMUK sparked anger on Sunday morning with an opening tweet that read: “As Israel moves forward with the annexation of the West Bank, and mainstream British politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism, and Israel’s settler colonial pursuits, we loudly and clearly stand beside our Palestinian comrades. FREE PALESTINE.’’
In America the BLM movement had previously issued lengthy attacks on Israel and tried to link the Palestinian cause with their own.
But they had appeared to have toned down the inflammatory attacks in recent months.
In a lengthy thread on its Twitter site BLMUK also suggested that more than 40 Jewish groups around the world had’’ opposed “cynical and false accusations of antisemitism that dangerously conflate anti-Jewish racism with opposition to Israel’s policies and system of occupation and apartheid”.
The group attempted to support their claim by linking to articles published by the Jewish Voice for Peace organisation in America.
The same organisation were recently forced to distance themselves from false claims that Israel had trained the ex-policeman who killed George Floyd.
The BLMUK tweets also link to an article published by The Independent in 2018 which aimed to conflate the Palestinian cause with the struggle against anti-Black racism.
But the legitimacy of the UK BAME groups supporting the article was later questioned, with many of the organisations linked to the same individuals.


veteranstoday--2020-06-29--Pompeo Slipped Note to Bolton Saying Trump ‘Full of S***’ During North Korea Summit

_________ FARS Pompeo Slipped Note to Bolton Saying Trump ‘ Full of S*** ’ During North Korea Summit TEHRAN ( FNA ) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo jeered at President Donald Trump behind his back , slipping John Bolton a note reading “ He is so full of s**t ” when the American delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for negotiations in 2018 , according to an excerpt from former National Security Adviser ’ s book obtained by The New York Times .
It is unclear from Bolton ’ s upcoming memoir , “ The Room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump stated or did to trigger such a reaction from his top officials .
In the memoir , the now former national security adviser says that a month after the 2018 meeting with Kim , Pompeo dismissed Trump ’ s diplomatic efforts with North Korea noting there was “ zero probability of success ” , Bolton wrote .
Bolton described several instances in which Trump expressed a willingness to stop criminal investigations “ to , in effect , give personal favours to dictators he liked ” , mentioning cases involving big Chinese and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked like obstruction of justice as a way of life , which we couldn ’ t accept , ” Bolton wrote , adding that he shared his concerns with Attorney General William Barr .
Further in the book , Bolton reportedly alleged that the president blatantly used trade negotiations to fulfill his political goals .
According to the daily , citing the memoir , Bolton claimed Trump sought to talk Chinese President Xi Jinping into buying massive amounts of US agricultural products to help him win farm states in the upcoming vote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ensure he ’ d win .
He stressed the importance of farmers , and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome , ” the 592-page memoir is cited as saying by the newspaper .
Bolton ’ s bombshell book also purportedly details a number of Trump ’ s foreign policy gaffes , from not being aware that Britain is a nuclear power , to asking whether or not Finland , a Scandinavian country , was a part of Russia .
The 71-year-old former attorney , who has decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took special aim at intelligence briefings during his time in the White House claiming they were a waste of time as much of them were spent “ listening to Trump , rather than Trump listening to the briefers ” .
Separately , Bolton , who was confirmed as national security aide in late March 2018 , accused Trump of pitting staff against each other , citing an episode when the president told him Pompeo ’ s predecessor Rex Tillerson once directed a sexist remark to then-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley .
Tillerson also reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind his back .
In the run-up to the tell-all book ’ s expected publication , the president filed a lawsuit on Tuesday attempting to halt it , insisting that the memoir contains classified material .
On Monday , Trump told reporters that his former confidante will have “ a strong criminal problem ” if the book hits shelves .
Trump sacked Bolton in September 2019 over policy misunderstandings on Afghanistan , Iran , and North Korea , tweeting at the time that he “ disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and saying Bolton ’ s services were “ no longer needed at the White House ” .

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FARS
Pompeo Slipped Note to Bolton Saying Trump ‘Full of S***’ During North Korea Summit
TEHRAN (FNA)- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo jeered at President Donald Trump behind his back, slipping John Bolton a note reading “He is so full of s**t” when the American delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for negotiations in 2018, according to an excerpt from former National Security Adviser’s book obtained by The New York Times.
It is unclear from Bolton’s upcoming memoir, “The Room Where It Happened”, what exactly Trump stated or did to trigger such a reaction from his top officials.
In the memoir, the now former national security adviser says that a month after the 2018 meeting with Kim, Pompeo dismissed Trump’s diplomatic efforts with North Korea noting there was “zero probability of success”, Bolton wrote.
Bolton described several instances in which Trump expressed a willingness to stop criminal investigations “to, in effect, give personal favours to dictators he liked”, mentioning cases involving big Chinese and Turkish market players.
“The pattern looked like obstruction of justice as a way of life, which we couldn’t accept,” Bolton wrote, adding that he shared his concerns with Attorney General William Barr.
Further in the book, Bolton reportedly alleged that the president blatantly used trade negotiations to fulfill his political goals. According to the daily, citing the memoir, Bolton claimed Trump sought to talk Chinese President Xi Jinping into buying massive amounts of US agricultural products to help him win farm states in the upcoming vote.
The president was “pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win. He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome,” the 592-page memoir is cited as saying by the newspaper.
Bolton’s bombshell book also purportedly details a number of Trump’s foreign policy gaffes, from not being aware that Britain is a nuclear power, to asking whether or not Finland, a Scandinavian country, was a part of Russia.
The 71-year-old former attorney, who has decades of experience working in Republican administrations, took special aim at intelligence briefings during his time in the White House claiming they were a waste of time as much of them were spent “listening to Trump, rather than Trump listening to the briefers”.
Separately, Bolton, who was confirmed as national security aide in late March 2018, accused Trump of pitting staff against each other, citing an episode when the president told him Pompeo’s predecessor Rex Tillerson once directed a sexist remark to then-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Tillerson also reportedly once called Trump a “moron” behind his back.
In the run-up to the tell-all book’s expected publication, the president filed a lawsuit on Tuesday attempting to halt it, insisting that the memoir contains classified material.
On Monday, Trump told reporters that his former confidante will have “a strong criminal problem” if the book hits shelves.
Trump sacked Bolton in September 2019 over policy misunderstandings on Afghanistan, Iran, and North Korea, tweeting at the time that he “disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the administration” and saying Bolton’s services were “no longer needed at the White House”.


veteranstoday--2020-06-29--Heart-Sick Child “Kidnapped” by Italian State: Republic’s President Refused to Help Mother

“ Truly , I say to you , whenever you have not done these things to one of these younger brothers of mine , you have not done it to me .
And they will go away , these to eternal torture , and the righteous to eternal life ” .
Jesus Christ – Matthew ’ s Gospel ( 25 , 45-46 ) The Italian Ministry of Justice was too busy dealing with the release of the mobsters and other sick inmates in the pandemic emergency to deal Ylenia .
She is the 9-year-old heart-sick child with attention-deficit and hyperactivity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the judges without a founded and detailed reason and , despite his poor health , entrusted to a public structure .
There she had to be padded for months with the powerful antipsychotic Risperidone to allow her to endure the serious trauma of separation from the only parent who raised her .
And now the same blind , sinister , grim and perverse system that allowed the horrors of the Forteto and Bibbiano wants to proceed to custody of another family … He celebrated 10 years in a juvenile structure while his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one square to another , from one TV to another to launch her appeal .
He even challenged the lockdown of Covid-19 to demonstrate for three days under the Quirinale raising his plea for help .
She was kindly received by the secretariat who invited her to go home because President Sergio Mattarella would have responded .
After a few days , the laconic and bureaucratic letter from the Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic arrived .
« I wish to express to you the most sincere , human understanding for your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I regret to inform you that , according to the constitutional dictation , the Head of State does not have powers of initiative or intervention on the story you have complained about .
It is therefore not possible to meet your request and I can only urge you to trust the decisions of the judiciary , whose task is to operate in compliance with the law and in the exclusive interest of minors » .
These few sentences from Pontius Pilate sent to the secretariat , on a case that hundreds of Italian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following , they do more harm .
Because they are written on a letterhead of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic – Office for Affairs of the Administration of Justice , therefore institutionally suited to administer justice by addressing any gaps in the same in urgent , dramatic and particular cases .
But above all because the Head of State for “ constitutional dictation ” is also president of the Superior Council of the Magistracy , an organ of self-government of the magistrates on which the start of inspections and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Courts and their judges .
Sabrina had confidence in the judiciary and remained good and good waiting for developments , respecting the prescriptions of the guardian , despite the crying of the girl on the phone .
The result is that on 8 July there will be a hearing at the Juvenile Court of Rome in which the possibility of giving Ylenia in hetero-custody to another family will be evaluated .
Everything is based on a CTU ( Office Technical Consultancy ) of those artfully written so as not to admit major errors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why only now , a few months late , we are publishing this letter from the Quirinale which certifies that it has not learned anything from the scandals on the management of minors in Italy .
But there is also a very serious and worrying ignorance on the subject … « Regarding the protection of minors and parental inadequacy , among the dysfunctions and contradictions present at the regulatory and application level , the excessive use of the formula ” of parental inadequacy ” was reported , which is present in about 39 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the face of cases of mistreatment or abuse , equal to only 4 % » .
The bicameral Commission for Children and Adolescents chaired by the former blue deputy Michela Vittoria Brambilla wrote these words in the final report approved on 17 January 2018 which added other disturbing considerations .
« In Italy , most of the removal of minors from their families takes place on the basis of this assessment , which appears discretionary and arbitrary , but which represents the main criterion of hetero-family custody .
There is therefore a generalization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hypotheses that do not constitute a suitable legal basis to justify it ; all the more so , where the motivation concerns a personological or generic evaluation of the suitability or not to be parents » .
The Parlamentary Commission pointed out : « in 100 % of cases the motivation for the expulsion is found in absolutely generic evaluations and even in certain cases of “ accidents ” on the personal opinions of the interested parties : social workers-family of origin » .
If Mattarella had focused on Italian children as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on migrant emergencies and on alliances with the Muslim Brotherhood of Qatar , important partners of Italy in the Weapons ’ Lobby , perhaps something would have already changed on the minor planet … FULL POST IN ITALIAN VERSION WITH MACHINE TRANSLATING full english version coming soon Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio © COPYRIGHT GOSPA NEWS for VETERANS TODAY only no reproduction without authorization

“Truly, I say to you, whenever you have not done these things to one of these younger brothers of mine, you have not done it to me. And they will go away, these to eternal torture, and the righteous to eternal life ”.
Jesus Christ – Matthew’s Gospel (25, 45-46)
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy
The Italian Ministry of Justice was too busy dealing with the release of the mobsters and other sick inmates in the pandemic emergency to deal Ylenia. She is the 9-year-old heart-sick child with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder A.D.H.D. kidnapped from her mother by the judges without a founded and detailed reason and, despite his poor health, entrusted to a public structure.
There she had to be padded for months with the powerful antipsychotic Risperidone to allow her to endure the serious trauma of separation from the only parent who raised her. And now the same blind, sinister, grim and perverse system that allowed the horrors of the Forteto and Bibbiano wants to proceed to custody of another family …
He celebrated 10 years in a juvenile structure while his mother Sabrina Soster from Latina went from one square to another, from one TV to another to launch her appeal. He even challenged the lockdown of Covid-19 to demonstrate for three days under the Quirinale raising his plea for help. She was kindly received by the secretariat who invited her to go home because President Sergio Mattarella would have responded.
After a few days, the laconic and bureaucratic letter from the Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic arrived.
«I wish to express to you the most sincere, human understanding for your suffering as a mother. However, I regret to inform you that, according to the constitutional dictation, the Head of State does not have powers of initiative or intervention on the story you have complained about. It is therefore not possible to meet your request and I can only urge you to trust the decisions of the judiciary, whose task is to operate in compliance with the law and in the exclusive interest of minors».
These few sentences from Pontius Pilate sent to the secretariat, on a case that hundreds of Italian newspapers and bloggers have followed and are following, they do more harm. Because they are written on a letterhead of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic – Office for Affairs of the Administration of Justice, therefore institutionally suited to administer justice by addressing any gaps in the same in urgent, dramatic and particular cases.
But above all because the Head of State for “constitutional dictation” is also president of the Superior Council of the Magistracy, an organ of self-government of the magistrates on which the start of inspections and disciplinary initiatives also depends on the Juvenile Courts and their judges.
Sabrina had confidence in the judiciary and remained good and good waiting for developments, respecting the prescriptions of the guardian, despite the crying of the girl on the phone.
The result is that on 8 July there will be a hearing at the Juvenile Court of Rome in which the possibility of giving Ylenia in hetero-custody to another family will be evaluated. Everything is based on a CTU (Office Technical Consultancy) of those artfully written so as not to admit major errors upstream of all measures.
This is why only now, a few months late, we are publishing this letter from the Quirinale which certifies that it has not learned anything from the scandals on the management of minors in Italy. But there is also a very serious and worrying ignorance on the subject …
“ABSOLUTELY GENERAL EVALUATIONS”
«Regarding the protection of minors and parental inadequacy, among the dysfunctions and contradictions present at the regulatory and application level, the excessive use of the formula” of parental inadequacy” was reported, which is present in about 39% of cases of removal, in the face of cases of mistreatment or abuse, equal to only 4%».
The bicameral Commission for Children and Adolescents chaired by the former blue deputy Michela Vittoria Brambilla wrote these words in the final report approved on 17 January 2018 which added other disturbing considerations.
«In Italy, most of the removal of minors from their families takes place on the basis of this assessment, which appears discretionary and arbitrary, but which represents the main criterion of hetero-family custody. There is therefore a generalization of the remedy for the removal from hypotheses that do not constitute a suitable legal basis to justify it; all the more so, where the motivation concerns a personological or generic evaluation of the suitability or not to be parents».
The Parlamentary Commission pointed out: «in 100% of cases the motivation for the expulsion is found in absolutely generic evaluations and even in certain cases of “accidents” on the personal opinions of the interested parties: social workers-family of origin».
If Mattarella had focused on Italian children as much as on the Parliamentary Commission on banks, on migrant emergencies and on alliances with the Muslim Brotherhood of Qatar, important partners of Italy in the Weapons’ Lobby, perhaps something would have already changed on the minor planet …
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veteranstoday--2020-07-01--Backfire: Trump Presidency Has Walled America In, No One Wants Us (an Intel Drop)

The World Builds a Wall to Keep America Out VT : For many of us , Europe isn ’ t a disneyland of tourist crap , it ’ s where our families and friends live .
For many of us who served in the military or other capacities outside the US , we have homes in Europe , close friends and spend part of the year there .
For some of us , Europe reminds us of an America we lost .
Villages in Britain and France , the towns of Italy or as with some at VT , our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we live , where our lives are , at least to an extent .
VT is more a European publication than American .
A dozen or so writers have checked in today , all from Europe , almost anyway .
Sadly , too many Americans are so beaten down , those that know enough to understand VT , that they no longer care .
Last year , this time , I was climbing hills in Scotland with Robbie .
Today , Jane of VT Paris is getting surgery .
The list goes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that is gone now , we are locked out and Donald Trump and Mnuchin are to blame .
We strongly suspect COVID 19 was their way of looting the Federal Reserve using a lab created virus .
As COVID mutates and become impossibly more infectious , as the US soars while Europe has beaten COVID , the targeting of the American people and their economy is obvious .
The massive new debt isn ’ t to save market , Americans face starvation and homelessness in millions while the MAGA-MEGA billionaires have doubled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know it .
Being locked in , serving time in an America that is a prison , is the price we , the innocent , are paying .
From the New York Times : NY Times : You might call it poetic , if it weren ’ t so painful .
Donald Trump won the White House largely on a campaign of shutting America ’ s borders to pretty much everyone other than people of European descent .
“ Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Salvadorans and Africans .
“ We should have more people from places like Norway.
” So what should one conclude about America ’ s own proximity to Trump ’ s global latrine now that “ places like Norway ” have decided to keep their borders indefinitely closed to us ?
Among the list of nations to which Norway and the rest of Europe will soon reopen for travel are three from the continent that Trump flushed down the toilet : Algeria , Morocco and Rwanda .
Canada is also on the list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reciprocates .
But Trump ’ s America is not , because we are nowhere close to meeting Europe ’ s criteria for reducing the spread of the coronavirus .
How successfully a society can fight a pandemic is as objective a measure of national capacity , not to mention “ greatness , ” as one is likely to find — and on this , like so much else these days , America ranks near the bottom .
I have lived in the United States for more than 30 years , and I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as naked and complete as this one .
When I look at the graphs showing American infections soaring while the virus abates in nearly every other affluent country , I feel the sting of defeat , misery and embarrassment .
As an immigrant from South Africa , I find it hard to resist seeing Europe ’ s travel dis as the ultimate comeuppance of Trump ’ s xenophobia .
Like a lot of Americans , I sometimes find myself assuming American exceptionalism — the idea that America ’ s founding ideals make us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and confer on us special credibility and insight when dealing with global crises .
Read more…

The World Builds a Wall to Keep America Out
VT: For many of us, Europe isn’t a disneyland of tourist crap, it’s where our families and friends live. For many of us who served in the military or other capacities outside the US, we have homes in Europe, close friends and spend part of the year there.
For some of us, Europe reminds us of an America we lost. Villages in Britain and France, the towns of Italy or as with some at VT, our homes in Germany, this is where we live, where our lives are, at least to an extent.
VT is more a European publication than American. A dozen or so writers have checked in today, all from Europe, almost anyway. Sadly, too many Americans are so beaten down, those that know enough to understand VT, that they no longer care.
Last year, this time, I was climbing hills in Scotland with Robbie. Today, Jane of VT Paris is getting surgery. The list goes on as we are a family.
All of that is gone now, we are locked out and Donald Trump and Mnuchin are to blame. We strongly suspect COVID 19 was their way of looting the Federal Reserve using a lab created virus.
As COVID mutates and becomes impossibly more infectious, as the US soars while Europe has beaten COVID, the targeting of the American people and their economy is obvious. The massive new debt isn’t to save market, Americans face starvation and homelessness in millions while the MAGA-MEGA billionaires have doubled their assets.
Trump did it, we know it. Being locked in, serving time in an America that is a prison, is the price we, the innocent, are paying.
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From the New York Times:
NY Times: You might call it poetic, if it weren’t so painful. Donald Trump won the White House largely on a campaign of shutting America’s borders to pretty much everyone other than people of European descent.
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” he once asked, about Haitians, Salvadorans and Africans. “We should have more people from places like Norway.”
So what should one conclude about America’s own proximity to Trump’s global latrine now that “places like Norway” have decided to keep their borders indefinitely closed to us?
Among the list of nations to which Norway and the rest of Europe will soon reopen for travel are three from the continent that Trump flushed down the toilet: Algeria, Morocco and Rwanda. Canada is also on the list. So is China, assuming it reciprocates.
But Trump’s America is not, because we are nowhere close to meeting Europe’s criteria for reducing the spread of the coronavirus. How successfully a society can fight a pandemic is as objective a measure of national capacity, not to mention “greatness,” as one is likely to find — and on this, like so much else these days, America ranks near the bottom.


veteranstoday--2020-07-01--Bolton Was Right: Trump-Kushner Secretly Exported Entire US Stockpile of N95 Masks to China at Begin

Bolton Was Right: Trump-Kushner Secretly Exported Entire US Stockpile of N95 Masks to China at Beginning of Outbreak

IN THE FIRST months of the Covid-19 outbreak — when U.S. hospitals faced a critical shortage of protective gear and exposed front-line medical workers to needless risk — hundreds of tons of medical face masks were loaded onto planes at U.S. airports and flown to China and other destinations for foreign buyers .
While the masks were shipped abroad , the U.S. government failed to address the growing crisis , leaving states to scramble to obtain medical gear as third-party distributors hiked prices and began selling what turned out to be defective masks .
While the Trump administration moved slowly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Commerce Department even encouraged the export of masks as the disease spread .
The full scale and scope of what happened — including the types of masks shipped , prices , and the destinations for the shipments — are still shrouded in mystery .
That ’ s because detailed disclosures of the airlifts are hidden from public view by the federal government .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection only allows public disclosure of detailed cargo data for shipments sent and received by sea , not by air .
And almost every crate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went by air freight , concealing the full picture of the flow of masks from public view .
The reason for the opaque trade rules ?
Little-known political maneuvering by the airline industry and its lobbyists on Capitol Hill , which slipped a provision designed to override disclosure requirements into a 1996 law on tariffs .
Read more :

IN THE FIRST months of the Covid-19 outbreak — when U.S. hospitals faced a critical shortage of protective gear and exposed front-line medical workers to needless risk — hundreds of tons of medical face masks were loaded onto planes at U.S. airports and flown to China and other destinations for foreign buyers.
While the masks were shipped abroad, the U.S. government failed to address the growing crisis, leaving states to scramble to obtain medical gear as third-party distributors hiked prices and began selling what turned out to be defective masks. While the Trump administration moved slowly to secure needed supplies, some in the Commerce Department even encouraged the export of masks as the disease spread.
The full scale and scope of what happened — including the types of masks shipped, prices, and the destinations for the shipments — are still shrouded in mystery. That’s because detailed disclosures of the airlifts are hidden from public view by the federal government. U.S. Customs and Border Protection only allows public disclosure of detailed cargo data for shipments sent and received by sea, not by air. And almost every crate of face masks destined for foreign markets went by air freight, concealing the full picture of the flow of masks from public view.
The reason for the opaque trade rules? Little-known political maneuvering by the airline industry and its lobbyists on Capitol Hill, which slipped a provision designed to override disclosure requirements into a 1996 law on tariffs. Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2020/06/29/ppe-china-export-airlifts/


veteranstoday--2020-07-01--Florida COVID-19 Response: From Success to Disaster

A Miami ER doctor explained how Florida ’ s COVID-19 response went from success to disaster Eight weeks ago , conservative media outlets and politicians hailed Florida as a model for addressing the coronavirus pandemic , showing that there was no need to shut down a state for months to ride out the first wave of infections .
Gov .
Ron DeSantis , a former military prosecutor and Republican representative , was all but saying , I told you so .
And his allies were singing his praise .
“ He ’ s done a spectacular job , ” US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news conference in April , as The Washington Post reported in May in a story on the apparent victory of business as usual .
“ He ’ s going to be opening up large portions , and ultimately pretty quickly because he ’ s got great numbers in all of Florida.
” By early May , Florida ’ s restaurants were once again entertaining guests , and the governor ’ s office was boasting .
“ He ’ s just not doing it the way Cuomo is doing it , ” Helen Ferré @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Tampa Bay Times on May 4 , referring to New York ’ s Democratic governor , Andrew Cuomo .
“ He ’ s doing it the conservative way.
” Weeks later , the numbers have changed .
While New York reported 624 new coronavirus cases on Sunday — down from highs of more than 10,000 a day — …read more :

A Miami ER doctor explained how Florida’s COVID-19 response went from success to disaster
by Charles Davis/Business Insider
Eight weeks ago, conservative media outlets and politicians hailed Florida as a model for addressing the coronavirus pandemic, showing that there was no need to shut down a state for months to ride out the first wave of infections.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, a former military prosecutor and Republican representative, was all but saying, I told you so. And his allies were singing his praise.
“He’s done a spectacular job,” US President Donald Trump said at a joint news conference in April, as The Washington Post reported in May in a story on the apparent victory of business as usual. “He’s going to be opening up large portions, and ultimately pretty quickly because he’s got great numbers in all of Florida.”
By early May, Florida’s restaurants were once again entertaining guests, and the governor’s office was boasting.
“He’s just not doing it the way Cuomo is doing it,” Helen Ferré, a spokeswoman for DeSantis, told The Tampa Bay Times on May 4, referring to New York’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo. “He’s doing it the conservative way.”
Weeks later, the numbers have changed. While New York reported 624 new coronavirus cases on Sunday — down from highs of more than 10,000 a day — …read more:


veteranstoday--2020-07-01--AP: Russian Bounties further strain Trump’s bond with vets

Associated Press : They didn ’ t like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat .
They were angrier when Trump , as commander in chief , abandoned Kurdish allies in the Middle East .
And they were upset again last month when he threatened to deploy troops against American protesters .
Trump ’ s relationship with the nation ’ s military community has been frequently strained .
But just four months before the November election , reports that he either ignored , or was unaware of , a Russian plot to kill U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new political risks .
“ I don ’ t think he cares about troops at all , ” said Shawn LeMond , a Navy veteran who served his country in the Middle East and then his state of North Carolina as a Republican legislator .
“ If he didn ’ t know about Russia , it ’ s because he didn ’ t do his damn homework .
And that ’ s despicable.
” After sitting out the 2016 election , LeMond has withdrawn from the Republican Party and plans to vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , this fall .
It ’ s difficult to gauge how widespread LeMond ’ s sentiment is among veterans , but there was a significant outcry this week from a collection of retired servicemen , elected officials in both parties and families of fallen soldiers who have lost confidence in the president ’ s commitment to the troops .
That ’ s just four weeks after Trump ’ s former defense secretary James Mattis , a Marine general , described the president as a threat to the Constitution .
Any erosion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security community , long a pillar of the GOP base , could damage his reelection prospects , particularly in swing states with large concentrations of veterans , including Florida , Virginia , Texas and North Carolina .
Those words rang hollow to some who serve the military community , like Rep. Paul Cook , R-Calif. , a Marine veteran who represents several military installations and is retiring at year ’ s end .
“ I ’ m not really sure he absorbs a lot of this stuff , ” Cook told The Associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the bounties .
“ He ’ s probably thinking about the polls.
” Cook added : “ I ’ m not going to be an apologist for Trump .
Trump is Trump.
” Biden leaned into the debate Tuesday , calling the Trump administration ’ s handling of the Russian intelligence “ an absolute dereliction of duty.
” As he often does , Biden reflected on his own son ’ s military service in Iraq .
The developments were even more personal for potential Biden running mate Sen. Tammy Duckworth , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq .
“ It ’ s deeply personal , it ’ s nauseating , and it ’ s obscene , ” Duckworth , D-Ill. , said of Trump ’ s muted response to the Russian bounties , which she cast as evidence that the commander in chief doesn ’ t value the well-being of American troops .
“ I think the only thing President Trump cares about is his own reelection and his own well-being.
” The most poignant reactions , however , didn ’ t come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25-year-old son in an April 2019 attack that intelligence officials believe may be tied to the Russian bounties .
The New York man said the pain of his son ’ s death would be even worse if there were bounties on American soldiers that the Trump administration didn ’ t address .
“ When they sign up and they go — any soldier , a Marine , Navy , Air Force , Army — I ’ m sure they want to believe that the government is 100 % in their corner , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if any of this is true , how could a soldier actually believe that anymore ?
How could this government let one soldier go on patrol out there knowing this is true ?
” Those questions resonated with Matthew Whitney , a retired Army intelligence officer who worked in the Pentagon and now lives in Florida , a must-win state for the president .
The 55-year-old Orlando man said the Trump administration clearly didn ’ t prioritize vital intelligence on Russia , which speaks either to the president ’ s leadership or to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said he voted for Trump four years ago and wouldn ’ t do it again .
“ I feel like when this president stands in front of the troops — there ’ s probably a part of his heart that cares for them — but I wonder to what extent they ’ re basically just props for him to talk about himself , ” Whitney said .

Associated Press: They didn’t like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier when Trump, as commander in chief, abandoned Kurdish allies in the Middle East. And they were upset again last month when he threatened to deploy troops against American protesters.
Trump’s relationship with the nation’s military community has been frequently strained. But just four months before the November election, reports that he either ignored, or was unaware of, a Russian plot to kill U.S. troops could intensify the tension and create new political risks.
“I don’t think he cares about troops at all,” said Shawn LeMond, a Navy veteran who served his country in the Middle East and then his state of North Carolina as a Republican legislator. “If he didn’t know about Russia, it’s because he didn’t do his damn homework. And that’s despicable.”
After sitting out the 2016 election, LeMond has withdrawn from the Republican Party and plans to vote for Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, this fall.
It’s difficult to gauge how widespread LeMond’s sentiment is among veterans, but there was a significant outcry this week from a collection of retired servicemen, elected officials in both parties and families of fallen soldiers who have lost confidence in the president’s commitment to the troops. That’s just four weeks after Trump’s former defense secretary James Mattis, a Marine general, described the president as a threat to the Constitution.
Any erosion in Trump’s support from the national security community, long a pillar of the GOP base, could damage his reelection prospects, particularly in swing states with large concentrations of veterans, including Florida, Virginia, Texas and North Carolina. […] Those words rang hollow to some who serve the military community, like Rep. Paul Cook, R-Calif., a Marine veteran who represents several military installations and is retiring at year’s end. “I’m not really sure he absorbs a lot of this stuff,” Cook told The Associated Press of reports that Trump was briefed on the bounties. “He’s probably thinking about the polls.” Cook added: “I’m not going to be an apologist for Trump. Trump is Trump.” Biden leaned into the debate Tuesday, calling the Trump administration’s handling of the Russian intelligence “an absolute dereliction of duty.” As he often does, Biden reflected on his own son’s military service in Iraq. The developments were even more personal for potential Biden running mate Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Army lieutenant colonel who lost her legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq. “It’s deeply personal, it’s nauseating, and it’s obscene,” Duckworth, D-Ill., said of Trump’s muted response to the Russian bounties, which she cast as evidence that the commander in chief doesn’t value the well-being of American troops. “I think the only thing President Trump cares about is his own reelection and his own well-being.” The most poignant reactions, however, didn’t come from politicians. Erik Hendriks lost his 25-year-old son in an April 2019 attack that intelligence officials believe may be tied to the Russian bounties. The New York man said the pain of his son’s death would be even worse if there were bounties on American soldiers that the Trump administration didn’t address. “When they sign up and they go — any soldier, a Marine, Navy, Air Force, Army — I’m sure they want to believe that the government is 100% in their corner,” Hendriks told the AP. “And if any of this is true, how could a soldier actually believe that anymore? How could this government let one soldier go on patrol out there knowing this is true?” Those questions resonated with Matthew Whitney, a retired Army intelligence officer who worked in the Pentagon and now lives in Florida, a must-win state for the president. The 55-year-old Orlando man said the Trump administration clearly didn’t prioritize vital intelligence on Russia, which speaks either to the president’s leadership or to the people he surrounds himself with. He said he voted for Trump four years ago and wouldn’t do it again. “I feel like when this president stands in front of the troops — there’s probably a part of his heart that cares for them — but I wonder to what extent they’re basically just props for him to talk about himself,” Whitney said. (MORE) )