Brexit, for once some facts.

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Right. He is a troll.

Trolls can never admit to making a mistake.

For a moment there I thought he might not be a troll - and would accept that he did make an error - but as it turns out - he has confirmed he is a troll.
You know when people have lost an argument. They resort to calling names.
 
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Really sensible and considered handover.

November 9, 2020 at 6:33 p.m. GMT
President Trump announced the ouster of Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Monday, marking the exit of Trump’s fourth Pentagon chief and naming a senior intelligence official to take his place.
“Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service,” the president said on Twitter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/defense-secretary-mark-esper-fired-trump/2020/11/09/9b7cbcbc-a5b9-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html
 

vfr400

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here is the source of funds for Biden's campaign:

Large Contributions$580,956,29761.19%
Small Individual Contributions (< $200)$368,342,25238.80%
Other$72,4380.00%
Candidate self-financing$00.00%
Federal Funds$00.00%

and for Trump's:


Large Contributions$325,998,20954.71%
Small Individual Contributions (< $200)$268,172,67545.00%
Other$1,664,5680.28%
Candidate self-financing$8,0210.00%
Federal Funds$00.00%

Biden had more billionaire donors but also reached more small donors than Trump by 3 to 2.
(source: opensecrets.org)
Yes, that's what the data shows, but the Biden supporters have a very clever way of getting the money. If you look at all the small and medium contributions, a large proportion of them come from NGOs, non-profits and people associated with them. Basically, the money comes in large amounts from very wealthy people, many of them foreign. It gets disseminated through countless organisations, so it's very difficult to trace. At the lower levels, it gets handed in to the political campaign , which was always its purpose. That's what NGOs and non-profits are for, often posing as charities because the operation is more or less the same, i.e. wealthy people donate and the money ends up with people who need it for whatever purpose.

Look at BLM. Do you remember a couple of months ago when just about every significant organisation donated millions to BLM. What was that money for? Where did it go? Who got it? Has anything changed? Hello!

Even the BBC has one called BBC Media Action. Why do they have it when they're supposed to be a government sponsored organisation providing independent news, information and entertainment for UK citizens? If you have some time, do some research. Look at who's involved with it and who the major donors are, and you'll get a good idea what it's all about.
 
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Really sensible and considered handover.

November 9, 2020 at 6:33 p.m. GMT
President Trump announced the ouster of Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Monday, marking the exit of Trump’s fourth Pentagon chief and naming a senior intelligence official to take his place.
“Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service,” the president said on Twitter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/defense-secretary-mark-esper-fired-trump/2020/11/09/9b7cbcbc-a5b9-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html
Trump came close to firing Esper on 3 June when the former Raytheon arms executive publicly contradicted the president over the potential use of the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military units against protests in Washington and other cities.

Esper said the circumstances did not justify the use of the act, which can empower a president to send troops into states against the wishes of local authorities. Trump had threatened to invoke the law two days earlier. Following Esper’s remarks, the White House noted it was a decision for the president alone.

Esper had also given orders for a battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division and military police units to return to base after they had been flown to the Washington area. He reversed the withdrawal order after visiting the White House, but the troops were withdrawn a few days later.


Ouch! Turning US military on its own citizens after dress rehersal of turning troops on migrants on the border - and wonder if he paid the price for the 4-to-1 military postal votes for Biden.

 
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Trump came close to firing Esper on 3 June when the former Raytheon arms executive publicly contradicted the president over the potential use of the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military units against protests in Washington and other cities.

Esper said the circumstances did not justify the use of the act, which can empower a president to send troops into states against the wishes of local authorities. Trump had threatened to invoke the law two days earlier. Following Esper’s remarks, the White House noted it was a decision for the president alone.

Esper had also given orders for a battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division and military police units to return to base after they had been flown to the Washington area. He reversed the withdrawal order after visiting the White House, but the troops were withdrawn a few days later.


Ouch! Turning US military on its own citizens after dress rehersal of turning troops on migrants on the border - and wonder if he paid the price for the 4-to-1 military postal votes for Biden.

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looks like Spanky screwed up again... Sec of Defense pick - Still shows Trump's trying to get a loyalist in control of the military like packing the SC if & when the **** hits the fan.


Joshua A. Geltzer
@jgeltzer
"A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within 7 years after
relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of
an armed force." 10 USC 113

"Miller served in the military 1983-2014. He was commissioned in 1987."


(a) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of
Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Secretary of
Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned
officer of a regular component of an armed force.


Director Miller served in the military from 1983-2014. He began his military
career as an enlisted Infantryman in the Army Reserve in 1983 and also
served in the District of Columbia National Guard as a Military Policeman.
He was commissioned as an Infantry Lieutenant in 1987. In 1993, he
transferred to Special Forces. Director Miller participated in the initial
combat operations in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 with the 5th
Special Forces Group (Airborne), in addition to many follow-on deployments
to both theaters. He also has extensive inter-agency and joint special
operationsl experience.
 
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Good news for the Four Seasons Landscape Gardening Conference Centre.

Good old free market capitalism means they are cashing in from this weekend's exposure thanks to Rudy's cockup / conspiracy.

“MAKE AMERICA RAKE AGAIN”, read one sticker on sale on the company website on Monday. It also featured the phrase “LAWN AND ORDER!” The stickers were selling for $5 each.

 
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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said care home residents and staff were among those who should be given the jab first.

The prioritisation for other people is linked to their age and risk.

The committee examined data on who suffers the worst outcomes from coronavirus and who is at highest risk of death.

The interim guidance says the order of priority should be:

• Older adults in a care home and care home workers
• All those aged 80 and over and health and social care workers, though they may move up the list
• Anyone 75 years of age and over
• People aged 70 and over
• All those aged 65 and over
• High-risk adults under 65 years of age
• Moderate-risk adults under 65 years of age
• All those aged 60 and over
• All those 55 and over
• All those aged 50 and over
• The rest of the population, with priority yet to be determined.

But the JCVI stressed this list was “not considered definitive” as more data is still being collected on at-risk groups.
 

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The language used in the US election fraud claims is starting to shift. It’s gone from, “no evidence of fraud“ to, “very little evidence of fraud“. So now, there is some evidence of fraud. Interesting.
 

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