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Gardener Thu, 11/30/2017 - 05:24

I created a new moderator role and tested it out. JD can edit/delete posts and also edit a user account for those having trouble logging in. He can also block a user. I made a test account and had no problem signing up but I'm going to make the Captcha simple but not so simple that a bot can get in. A bot got in today and posted junk in some other language. That's all I have time for today but will work on making things flow better every morning.

Trump: ‘I Got Elected’ to Build a Wall

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:55

Tuesday President Donald Trump reacted to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) deciding to pull out of a meeting with the president and Republican leadership.

ICE Arrests 42 Criminal Aliens Released by Sanctuary New York City

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:51

mmigration officers based in New York City arrested 42 criminal aliens released by sanctuary jurisdictions. Thirteen other foreign nationals were also arrested as part of a six-day targeted operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Winning: Donald Trump Calls Democrats’ Budget Bluff on Amnesty

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:48

President Donald Trump has called Democratic leaders’ bluff on their mumbled threats to block the 2018 budget if it did not include the unpopular ‘Dreamer’ amnesty.

Trump’s high-pressure tactics on Tuesday prompted the Democrats to quit the scheduled 3 pm high-visibility sit-down with GOP leaders at the White House, where they would have been forced to escalate their threats or else to admit their bluff to the waiting media.

BOOM! Third Quarter GDP Revised Up to 3.3%

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:32

The economy’s rate of economic growth was revised up Wednesday to the fastest pace in three years, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Gross domestic product grew at a 3.3 percent annualized rate in the July through September period, an increase from the previous estimate of three percent. The increase means economic growth was stronger in the third quarter than previously believed despite the damage done by hurricanes Harvey and Irma

The Mainstream Media’s Accused — The Rap Sheet, 16 So Far

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:14

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the very same mainstream media that attempted to disqualify then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012 over the phrase “binders full of women,” the very same media that grinded Republican senate candidate Todd Akin into dust over something he said, appears to be, itself, a depraved institution populated by powerful abusers and their enablers.

POLL: ROY MOORE BACK ON TOP IN ALABAMA SENATE RACE

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 13:59

Roy Moore has regained his footing in the Alabama special election for a seat in the U.S. Senate, according to a poll released Wednesday that showed the Republican has taken back the lead from Democrat Doug Jones.

Mr. Moore holds a 48 to 43 percent margin over Mr. Jones in a JMC Analytics and Polling survey after trailing the Democrat by a 42 to 46 percent margin earlier this month.

Largest online retail brokerage goes down with technical error

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 13:56

Is this what happens when the bagholder-of-last-resort is removed from the market?

As we detailed earlier in the year, institutions and hedge funds have been using this exuberant rally in stocks to dump their holdings to retail admirers.

So what happens when arguably the largest retail brokerage – where all the “useful idiots” reside – goes down?

RUSSIA WARNS US: CONFISCATING GOLD RESERVES ‘DECLARATION OF FINANCIAL WAR’

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 13:51

In a surprising, and unexpected warning – which seemingly came out of nowhere – Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov cautioned Washington yesterday that “If our gold and currency reserves can be arrested, even if such a thought exists, it would be financial terrorism.”

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