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[Kidlicious]

Trump says NATO is as bad as NAFTA

https://www.vox.com/2018/6/28/17513972/trump-nato-russia-putin-nafta

Guess we will, very soon, have the USA leave NATO and enter an Alliance with Russia, just like Putin would like it

Depends on who is better friends with our friends and who is enemies with our enemies. That's all.

[Proteus_MST]

Trump says NATO is as bad as NAFTA

https://www.vox.com/2018/6/28/17513972/trump-nato-russia-putin-nafta

Guess we will, very soon, have the USA leave NATO and enter an Alliance with Russia, just like Putin would like it

[BeBMan]

It probably raised eyebrows in Moscow when he saluted to that NK general....double-agent?

[Proteus_MST]

And they need to talk about a joint strategy in order to influence the midterms

[pchang]

Trump needs his annual performance review.

[Uncle Sparky]

In a couple of weeks Trump will meet with Putin in Helsinki, Russia... oops, I forgot... Spoiler Alert!

[Proteus_MST]

Trump surely will hail it as entrepreneurial spirit

[Dinner]

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/att-removed-hbo-from-an-unlimited-data-plan-after-buying-time-warner/

AT&T buys Time Warner then immediately raises prices. Something it said it would not due. Oh, it also removed perks like free HBO for mobile users.

[Kidlicious]

Sotomayer said that it's a Muslim ban because Trump said that it was during the campaign. The majority didn't say that he didn't intend to ban Muslims. That would be stupid. They said that he intended to protect the country from harmful persons.

[Kidlicious]

You said "I think the only justices that cared if it was a Muslim ban or not are the leftists." ...

All 9 Justices cared if it was a Muslim ban or not ... and the decision was 5-4 that it's not a Muslim ban.

As I said, the decision was that the purpose of the ban is to restrict travel to the US by persons that can't be vetted in a way that protects the US. The President has the authority to ban immigration from as many nations as he sees fit, so long as the purpose is protection.

[Aeson]

I didn't say that they can be discriminated against simply for being Muslim, or that any justices believe that. I said that Muslims can be banned. The TB bans Muslims, with exceptions. What is the difference between that and banning all Muslims. And what is the difference between banning Muslims from particular nations and banning all Muslims?

You said "I think the only justices that cared if it was a Muslim ban or not are the leftists." ...

All 9 Justices cared if it was a Muslim ban or not ... and the decision was 5-4 that it's not a Muslim ban.

[Dinner]

Bad news. Justice Kennedy is retiring.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/justice-kennedy-retiring-trump-gets-2nd-supreme-court-180417906--politics.html

[Kidlicious]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...summit-pledges

More proof that North Korea played Trump like the fool he is. NK is currently massively expanding its plutonium reactor which will, of course, massively expand its ability to produce nuclear weapons. Far from disarming they are greatly expanding their nuclear weapons program.

That's not what the article says, but they led you to believe what you wanted to, that North Korea got over on you own country.

[Uncle Sparky]

You are a Kidiot.

[Uncle Sparky]

It guarantees probable detention for all Muslims from Canada who are were born in any of the countries listed. Or have names similar to those on ban lists. Or have parents born in the countries listed. Or have parents with names similar to those on ban lists. Or have valid passports from any of those countries, even if they are Canadian citizens. US customs officials aren't among the best and brightest. I haven't travelled through US customs in 20 years.