Thread for obviously newsworthy stuff

[rah]

She's probably thinking, I wish it was Donald instead of this tree.

[Kidlicious]

The most beautiful Flotus of all time planted a tree in high heels. You've come a long way baby.

[Kidlicious]

Oh Noes! If them Lib'rul Demoncrats win the Midterms, then all the christians will be wiped out and the US will become a Communist Islamist Fundamentalist Atheist Dictatorship with free health care!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45340275

[Kidlicious]

Wow. Putin raised the retirement age for men in Russia from 60 to 65. The problem is that the average lifespan for men in Russia is only 66. Right now 43% of Russian men will die before they can retire.

And in the EU they allow mass migration so that no one can ever retire.

[Giancarlo]

Wow. Putin raised the retirement age for men in Russia from 60 to 65. The problem is that the average lifespan for men in Russia is only 66. Right now 43% of Russian men will die before they can retire.

Alcoholism is a huge problem and by 2040, their population is expected to decline by 20-30 million. Russia has one of the biggest demographic crisis in the world. Drug abuse is also extremely prevalent amongst younger people. Its so bad the Russian military can't even field full units.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-population-decline-labor-oreshkin/28760413.html

[Elok]

Is that life expectancy at birth, or past a certain age? I don't know if Russia has a problem with child mortality, but hell, they've got a problem with everything else. It's possible.

[pchang]

Wow. Putin raised the retirement age for men in Russia from 60 to 65. The problem is that the average lifespan for men in Russia is only 66. Right now 43% of Russian men will die before they can retire.

[-Jrabbit]

How can you say it's better? What details do you have? So far, all we have is a "Donnie made a deal" news cycle and a lot of vague talk about auto manufacturing. Just like the Trump "agreements" with Putin and North Korea, all we have is a headline, with nothing on paper, no details, and no congressional oversight. SQUIRREL!

[Giancarlo]

if the dems don't get out and vote that may be enough. Don't underestimate the no shows. It cost them in 2016

I'm going by current trajectories. Democrats are exceeding turnouts in various states. Especially in key states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Democrats completely outdid republican turnout in those two states in primaries.

[rah]

if the dems don't get out and vote that may be enough. Don't underestimate the no shows. It cost them in 2016

[Giancarlo]

Republicans are running at 34-36% of the popular vote in the midterms for the House. Lol. Shellacking is coming.

[Broken_Erika]

Trump warns of 'left-wing violence' if Democrats win mid-term elections

US President Donald Trump has warned that his policies will be "violently" overturned if the Democrats win November's mid-term elections.

He told Evangelical leaders that the vote was a "referendum" on freedom of speech and religion, and that these were threatened by "violent people".

He appealed to conservative Christian groups for help, saying they were one vote away from "losing everything".

During the meeting, Mr Trump said the mid-term elections were not just a referendum on him but also "on your religion, it's a referendum on free speech and the First Amendment [guaranteeing basic freedoms]".

"It's not a question of like or dislike, it's a question that they will overturn everything that we've done and they will do it quickly and violently. And violently. There is violence. When you look at Antifa - these are violent people," he said.

Oh Noes! If them Lib'rul Demoncrats win the Midterms, then all the christians will be wiped out and the US will become a Communist Islamist Fundamentalist Atheist Dictatorship with free health care!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45340275

[Giancarlo]

Rudy Giuliani: Trump attorney attacks Romania for 'excessive' crackdown on corruption

These morons are the same ones that voiced their support for Erdogan. The Romanian President is doing appropriate measures. South Korea did it to a former President who is now serving a 24 year prison sentence.

[Broken_Erika]

Rudy Giuliani: Trump attorney attacks Romania for 'excessive' crackdown on corruption

[Giancarlo]

The research itself severely undercuts Trumps claims nonetheless. The wording could have been better. Still this country is worse off than it was when Obama left office. The GOP will pay for that in November severely.