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October 28, 2019

Trump administration extends protections for Salvadorans, allowing thousands to stay in U.S.

Source: LA Times

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday extended temporary protected status for thousands of Salvadorans in the United States, granting them reprieve from removal to El Salvador.

Administration officials had insisted for weeks that the continuance of TPS was not on the table in exchange for the resumption of aid to the small Central American country, or the signing of a recent agreement on asylum seekers. An estimated 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. have TPS, making them the largest single group under the program. Many live in Los Angeles.

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, a millionaire millennial who has had warm words for President Trump and his officials, touted the move in a Twitter announcement Monday morning as a victory for his newly elected administration.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-28/trump-administration-extends-tps-for-salvadorans-allowing-thousands-to-stay-in-u-s

October 25, 2019

10/25/19 - A Day That Will Live in Irony

Today the asterisk president visited Benedict College, an HBCU in Columbia, SC to discuss criminal justice reform the day after revelations that he is conducting a criminal investigation against the FBI, days after comparing the impeachment inquiry against him to a lynching, on the same day as the funeral for a highly-respected black member of Congress whose district he called "disgusting rat and rodent infested."

It is important to note the impeachment is the result of trump's attempt to bribe the Ukrainian president into opening a bogus investigation into a political opponent. While he is investigating the probe of Russian attacks on the 2016 election, there are no known allegations, and no known persons of interest. It is, in fact, another bogus investigation attempt. It is also important to note that his personal attorney is seeking an attorney himself as he is under federal investigation.

October 6, 2019

Six elephants die trying to save each other at Thai waterfall

Source: BBC

Six elephants have fallen to their deaths in Thailand while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall.

Officials said the incident occurred after a baby elephant slipped over the waterfall in central Thailand's Khao Yai National Park.

Two other elephants were also found struggling on a cliff edge nearby, and have been moved by Thai authorities.

The waterfall, known as Haew Narok (Hell's Fall), has a history of similar incidents.



Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49944885

October 5, 2019

North Korea breaks off nuclear talks with U.S. in Sweden

Source: reuters

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - North Korea’s top negotiator said late on Saturday that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington had broken off, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.

The North’s chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong Gil, who spent much of the day in talks with an American delegation, cast the blame on what he portrayed as U.S. inflexibility, saying the other side’s negotiators would not “give up their old viewpoint and attitude”.

“The negotiations have not fulfilled our expectation and finally broke off,” Kim told reporters outside the North Korean embassy, speaking through an interpreter.

The U.S. State Department said those comments did not reflect “the content or spirit” of more than 8-1/2 hours of talks, and Washington had accepted Sweden’s invitation to return to Sweden for more discussions with Pyongyang in two weeks.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-sweden/north-korea-breaks-off-nuclear-talks-with-u-s-in-sweden-idUSKCN1WK074



Couldn't see this comin'.
September 25, 2019

OK, DEMS! USE YOUR WORDS!

Thanks to Congressional Democrats who have finally put their full potential on checking the crimes of Mafia Don. Many of you are concerned about whether or not the case will gain public traction. One thing that may help your cause is a little something called rhetoric. The words you use and how you use them can make all the difference. The first thing to bear in mind is that you are up against a fraudulent but successful marketing machine. When Trump goes after those who prosecute him, he relentlessly and aggressively assails them with so much intensity that he erodes their credibility. Talking like a college professor is no way to combat him. Don't try to sound educated. Sound angry! When talking about Trump use pointed words like:
CRIMES
CORRUPT
CORRUPTION
INCOMPETENT
Example: Trump is so corrupt, he commits crime after crime after crime yet he's so incompetent it's all traceable.

When discussing the people who protect Trump in the Administration and in Congress, use words like:
TOADY
ACCOMPLICE
CRIMINAL SYNDICATE
AIDING
ABETTING
Example: Again and again, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and all the other Congressional Republicans have been accomplices who have aided and abetted each and every crime committed by Trump. It's like a criminal syndicate

Also, use graphic analogies that you imagine white suburban women could actually start repeating if you you use them frequently enough.
Example: If America is a house, Trump is burning it down with all of us in it. He needs to be stopped.
OR
How long does a CRIME have to go on before you step up and do something about it? The time has come.

Finally, dictate the narrative you want people to believe.
Example: Republicans in Congress secretly want Trump out ASAP because of what he's done to their party, but they're afraid.

When you sound clear and rightfully accusatory, you sound like you have control over the situation. People support those who take control. People support those with a clear and simple message. People support those with a repeatable narrative. So go out there, calibrate your rhetoric to suit the mission and GET THAT TRAPPED RAT!

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