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Saturday, January 21, 2017
Mexico gives African migrants 20-day pass to get to U.S. border
Somalis, Ethiopians, 'everyone knows it's a free for all'
igrants from Africa, Haiti and the Middle East are swarming across the border in a mad dash that is being facilitated by Mexican officials, according to new reports.
The flow has been increasing ever since the election of Donald Trump on Nov. 8, border agents tell WND.
The U.S. has been taking in between 70,000 and 110,000 legal refugees per year from dozens of countries including up to 10,000 a year from Somalia and more than 12,000 a year from Syria.
But that’s not enough to satisfy the demand for migrants from these countries trying to reach U.S. soil. Thousands of others are coming across the border illegally and seeking asylum from countries other than Mexico and other than Central America.
Dozens are reportedly finding their way to the U.S.-Mexican border illegally every day.
Think Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Pakistan and Sudan.
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igrants from Africa, Haiti and the Middle East are swarming across the border in a mad dash that is being facilitated by Mexican officials, according to new reports.
The flow has been increasing ever since the election of Donald Trump on Nov. 8, border agents tell WND.
The U.S. has been taking in between 70,000 and 110,000 legal refugees per year from dozens of countries including up to 10,000 a year from Somalia and more than 12,000 a year from Syria.
But that’s not enough to satisfy the demand for migrants from these countries trying to reach U.S. soil. Thousands of others are coming across the border illegally and seeking asylum from countries other than Mexico and other than Central America.
Dozens are reportedly finding their way to the U.S.-Mexican border illegally every day.
Think Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Pakistan and Sudan.
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Women’s March Organizer Recently Met Ex-Hamas Operative, Has Family Ties To Terror Group
Sarsour, the head of the Arab American Association of New York and an Obama White House “Champion of Change,” was speaking at last month’s 15th annual convention of the Muslim American Society and Islamic Circle of North America.
While there, she posed for a picture with Salah Sarsour, a member of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and former Hamas operative who was jailed in Israel in the 1990s because of his alleged work for the terrorist group.
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Populist Marine Le Pen Takes Lead in Polls as French Elections Approach
A new poll finds that populist leader Marine Le Pen now leads France’s presidential race while the incumbent Socialist Party has plummeted in popularity.
Thursday’s poll, conducted by CEVIPOF (Centre de Recherche de Sciences Po) in partnership with the French daily Le Monde, shows Le Pen of the populist National Front (FN) with between 25 and 26 percent of the vote, while the Socialist Party’s Benoît Hamon and Arnaud Montebourg (PS) received only 7% of voting intentions.
The Socialists will be holding an open presidential primary on January 22, followed by a runoff election a week later to choose between the two candidates with the most votes. The presidential election itself will take place on April 23, with the possibility of a run-off election in May should no candidate obtain an absolute majority.
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Thursday’s poll, conducted by CEVIPOF (Centre de Recherche de Sciences Po) in partnership with the French daily Le Monde, shows Le Pen of the populist National Front (FN) with between 25 and 26 percent of the vote, while the Socialist Party’s Benoît Hamon and Arnaud Montebourg (PS) received only 7% of voting intentions.
The Socialists will be holding an open presidential primary on January 22, followed by a runoff election a week later to choose between the two candidates with the most votes. The presidential election itself will take place on April 23, with the possibility of a run-off election in May should no candidate obtain an absolute majority.
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Secret Service WILL investigate Madonna after singer says she wants to BLOW UP the White House in expletive-filled rant at women's march
Donning a black p***yhat, the music icon caused controversy by dropping the F-bomb four times, causing a slew of apologies from broadcasters airing the protest live.
She went on to speak of her rage at the election result, telling the crowd she had thought a lot about 'blowing up the White House' but knew that it 'wouldn't change anything'.
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Trump Picks Former Gov. Perdue as Agriculture Secretary
President Donald Trump has picked a former Georgia governor to be his Secretary of Agriculture, according to Sen. David Perdue.
The choice of George “Sonny” Perdue III, as the Secretary of Agriculture was announced by Sen. Perdue:
I could not be more proud of my cousin, Sonny, for being named the next Secretary of Agriculture. Sonny’s executive experience as a two-term Governor of Georgia, the first Republican in 135 years, as well as his veterinary background and agribusiness career, are a few of the many reasons he is the best person for the job.
Sonny is a national leader having served as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, board member for the National Grain & Feed Association, President of the Georgia Feed and Grain Association, and President of the Southeastern Feed and Grain Association. I am confident Sonny will work hard to advance smart agriculture policies that will help our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the country.
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The choice of George “Sonny” Perdue III, as the Secretary of Agriculture was announced by Sen. Perdue:
I could not be more proud of my cousin, Sonny, for being named the next Secretary of Agriculture. Sonny’s executive experience as a two-term Governor of Georgia, the first Republican in 135 years, as well as his veterinary background and agribusiness career, are a few of the many reasons he is the best person for the job.
Sonny is a national leader having served as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, board member for the National Grain & Feed Association, President of the Georgia Feed and Grain Association, and President of the Southeastern Feed and Grain Association. I am confident Sonny will work hard to advance smart agriculture policies that will help our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the country.
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Delaware welcomes Joe Biden home after decades in Washington
Biden and his wife, Jill, hopped aboard an Amtrak train bound for Wilmington after attending the inauguration of President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday.
Marching band members and alumni from Biden’s alma mater, the University of Delaware, joined scores of uniformed Delaware National Guard troops, schoolchildren and hundreds of other well-wishers to greet the Bidens at a celebration on Wilmington’s riverfront, a stone’s throw from the Amtrak station that bears his name.
“We never thought we left home,” a subdued Biden said as he began his speech, quickly becoming emotional.
“When I die, Delaware will be written on my heart,” he added, wiping away tears.
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Obama’s Legacy Will Be Forever Etched in Halls of the Federal Reserve
He was the Fed's best friend ever. Could they've had a better business partner than Obama, taking the Federal budget and clown raping it with ruinous levels of spending. The Fed's mandate shifted from tinkering with rates during periods of need to blatantly controlling asset prices and the economy.
As of right now, during the final hours of Obama's presidency, the Federal Reserve has never been more powerful. It is the central bank to the world -- doling out liquidity to whoever needs it -- regardless of national sovereignty.
Plainly, it has become a caricature of itself, a cabal weaponized to the point of lunacy -- totally unchecked and operating in the shadows with impunity.
There are many things that will be forgotten, many mistake that will be corrected, after Obama has gone.
But this will last forever.
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As of right now, during the final hours of Obama's presidency, the Federal Reserve has never been more powerful. It is the central bank to the world -- doling out liquidity to whoever needs it -- regardless of national sovereignty.
Plainly, it has become a caricature of itself, a cabal weaponized to the point of lunacy -- totally unchecked and operating in the shadows with impunity.
There are many things that will be forgotten, many mistake that will be corrected, after Obama has gone.
But this will last forever.
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Hillary Clinton's gut-wrenching day
When the skies finally opened up on Friday and rain began to fall over the US Capitol, Clinton's turn to stand before the thousands gathered on the Mall and take the oath of office as the 45th president never came.
Instead, she remained seated with her husband, Bill Clinton, by her side. And she watched a man whom she believes is fundamentally unfit to hold the highest office of the land get sworn in as her next president.
Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday and the ceremonial passing of the baton by Barack Obama crystalized before a watchful nation the deeply personal loss that Clinton had suffered in November.
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Trump Targets Three Liberal Favorites With Budget Cuts
President-elect Donald Trump’s reported plan to gut federal spending by $10.5 trillion over the next decade includes eliminating three of iconic agencies defended as cultural mainstays by many Democrats.
The next administration is working on plans to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Hill reported Thursday.
Combined, the three departments cost around $741 million in 2016, and is a small part of a host of budget reforms needed to cut more than a trillion a year from the federal budget.
Eliminating funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which runs PBS and supports shows like Sesame Street, is not a new idea. Mitt Romney suggested cutting the CPB during the 2012 presidential campaign, and was quickly criticized. President Barack Obama even accused Romney of trying to kill Big Bird in a campaign ad.
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The next administration is working on plans to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Hill reported Thursday.
Combined, the three departments cost around $741 million in 2016, and is a small part of a host of budget reforms needed to cut more than a trillion a year from the federal budget.
Eliminating funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which runs PBS and supports shows like Sesame Street, is not a new idea. Mitt Romney suggested cutting the CPB during the 2012 presidential campaign, and was quickly criticized. President Barack Obama even accused Romney of trying to kill Big Bird in a campaign ad.
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Lawmakers react to Trump's inauguration with criticism, optimism
WASHINGTON -- More than 60 Democratic members of Congress boycotted Donald Trump’s inauguration, but at the stroke of noon, even those who didn’t attend found themselves out in the cold
A minority party in the House and Senate, Democrats are now shunted out of the White House, too.
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings told CBS News’ Nancy Cordes “I was hoping he would say more to bring the country together.”
Other Democrats described the speech as a “dark portrait of America, crime ridden and weak.”
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Homeschool interest meeting Mon Jan 23, 7:30 pm Salisbury
All are invited to a meeting about Classical Conversations, homeschooling through high school, and classical learning. Presented by veteran homeschooling moms who have educated their children and seen them off to college. Questions and answers. Refreshments.
Mon., January 23, 7:30pm
Salisbury Bible Fellowship
1500 Court Plaza Ln
Salisbury, MD Info Meeting
Mon., January 23, 7:30pm
Salisbury Bible Fellowship
1500 Court Plaza Ln
Salisbury, MD Info Meeting
Trump returns Churchill bust to the Oval Office
Reporters first noticed that the bust had been placed back in the room on Friday, just as Trump was signing a series of executive orders at the Resolute desk.
Obama had moved the bust to the White House residence during his first few days in office and later installed separate busts of Martin Luther King Jr. and President Lincoln in its place.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed last week that Trump had personally asked if England would loan the bust of Churchill to the U.S. once he took office.
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Trump And A New Gold-Backed Dollar
On August 15, 1971, President Nixon killed the last remnants of the gold standard.
Since then, the dollar has been a pure fiat currency, allowing the Fed to print as many dollars as it pleases.
Removing the US dollar’s last link to gold eliminated the main motivation for foreign countries to store large dollar reserves and to use the dollar for international trade.
At this point, demand for dollars was set to fall… along with the dollar’s purchasing power. So the US government concocted a new arrangement to give foreign countries another compelling reason to hold and use the dollar.
The new arrangement, called the petrodollar system, preserved the dollar’s special status as the world’s reserve currency.
In short, the US government made a series of agreements with Saudi Arabia between 1972 and 1974, which created the petrodollar.
The Saudis would use their dominant position in OPEC to ensure that all oil transactions would only happen in US dollars. And the US would guarantee the House of Saud’s survival.
It worked… for a while.
The petrodollar filled the void after the US severed the dollar’s last link to gold as the main prop to the dollar’s status as the world’ premier reserve currency.
So far, the petrodollar has lasted over 40 years. However, the glue is losing its stick.
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Since then, the dollar has been a pure fiat currency, allowing the Fed to print as many dollars as it pleases.
Removing the US dollar’s last link to gold eliminated the main motivation for foreign countries to store large dollar reserves and to use the dollar for international trade.
At this point, demand for dollars was set to fall… along with the dollar’s purchasing power. So the US government concocted a new arrangement to give foreign countries another compelling reason to hold and use the dollar.
The new arrangement, called the petrodollar system, preserved the dollar’s special status as the world’s reserve currency.
In short, the US government made a series of agreements with Saudi Arabia between 1972 and 1974, which created the petrodollar.
The Saudis would use their dominant position in OPEC to ensure that all oil transactions would only happen in US dollars. And the US would guarantee the House of Saud’s survival.
It worked… for a while.
The petrodollar filled the void after the US severed the dollar’s last link to gold as the main prop to the dollar’s status as the world’ premier reserve currency.
So far, the petrodollar has lasted over 40 years. However, the glue is losing its stick.
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Maryland Reducing Operations at 75-Year-Old Prison
Gary McLhinney of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services told The Herald-Mail Thursday that 300 inmates and 45 correctional officers have been moved to other prisons. It’s not clear how many inmates are left. McLhinney says 57 more officers will be transferred in June.
Republican State Delegate Brett Wilson says the state is gradually closing most of the medium-security prison to improve safety and living conditions.
McLhinney says some programs will remain there.
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Crowd Boos, Chants 'Lock Her Up!' as Hillary Announced at Inauguration
Trump crowds had regularly called for former secretary of state to be imprisoned
Some attendees at the 2017 presidential inauguration booed and chanted, “Lock her up!” when losing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband stepped on stage.
Some attendees at the 2017 presidential inauguration booed and chanted, “Lock her up!” when losing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband stepped on stage.
General ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis’ sends first message to troops as Secretary of Defense
“It’s good to be back and I’m grateful to serve alongside you as Secretary of Defense,” he began.
Together with the Intelligence Community we are the sentinels and guardians of our nation. We need only look to you, the uniformed and civilian members of the department and your families, to see the fundamental unity of our country. You represent an America committed to the common good; an America that is never complacent about defending its freedoms; and an America that remains a steady beacon of hope for all mankind.
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Here's Barack Obama's Going Away Message on Twitter. It's Perfectly Ridiculous.
Hours before handing the presidency to Donald Trump, outgoing President Obama gave the following message on the White House's official Twitter account:
Sticking to his popular catchphrase, Obama insinuates that he succeeded in his mission to unite Americans and place America in a better position than it was when he assumed the presidency eight years ago today. However, as we have all witnessed, the opposite is true. As Daily Wire contributor Harry Khachatrian eloquently stated in his article outlining race relations during the Obama administration:
Racial riots and hostile tribal divisions weren’t nearly as common-occurring under past presidential administrations in recent history. What happened? Police activity or the criminal justice system didn’t suddenly begin to wantonly target black people as Obama was sworn into office.
At every opportunity to quash racial division, Obama's rhetoric instead amplified it. For eight years he continuously peddled the notion that America is a deeply racist, unjust vessel of oppression. While he would at times admit that some progress had been made in race relations, he consistently returned to his rhetoric about a country plagued by "systemic racism." And so, race relations in America changed to reflect the vision Obama promulgated for 8 years. The media beloved racial unifier, Barack Obama presided over the deterioration of race relations in America. If you like your race relations, you’ll get to keep your race relations.
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Sticking to his popular catchphrase, Obama insinuates that he succeeded in his mission to unite Americans and place America in a better position than it was when he assumed the presidency eight years ago today. However, as we have all witnessed, the opposite is true. As Daily Wire contributor Harry Khachatrian eloquently stated in his article outlining race relations during the Obama administration:
Racial riots and hostile tribal divisions weren’t nearly as common-occurring under past presidential administrations in recent history. What happened? Police activity or the criminal justice system didn’t suddenly begin to wantonly target black people as Obama was sworn into office.
At every opportunity to quash racial division, Obama's rhetoric instead amplified it. For eight years he continuously peddled the notion that America is a deeply racist, unjust vessel of oppression. While he would at times admit that some progress had been made in race relations, he consistently returned to his rhetoric about a country plagued by "systemic racism." And so, race relations in America changed to reflect the vision Obama promulgated for 8 years. The media beloved racial unifier, Barack Obama presided over the deterioration of race relations in America. If you like your race relations, you’ll get to keep your race relations.
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Official White House Website Immediately Updated With Amazing Message For Police
The official WhiteHouse.Gov website was immediately updated when President Trump was inaugurated, and it now displays a promise to law enforcement.
Listed under the “Issues,” is the following:
Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community
One of the fundamental rights of every American is to live in a safe community. A Trump Administration will empower our law enforcement officers to do their jobs and keep our streets free of crime and violence. The Trump Administration will be a law and order administration. President Trump will honor our men and women in uniform and will support their mission of protecting the public. The dangerous anti-police atmosphere in America is wrong. The Trump Administration will end it.
The Trump Administration is committed to reducing violent crime. In 2015, homicides increased by 17% in America’s fifty largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years. In our nation’s capital, killings have risen by 50 percent. There were thousands of shootings in Chicago last year alone.
Our country needs more law enforcement, more community engagement, and more effective policing.
Our job is not to make life more comfortable for the rioter, the looter, or the violent disrupter. Our job is to make life more comfortable for parents who want their kids to be able to walk the streets safely. Or the senior citizen waiting for a bus. Or the young child walking home from school.
Supporting law enforcement means supporting our citizens’ ability to protect themselves. We will uphold Americans’ Second Amendment rights at every level of our judicial system.
President Trump is committed to building a border wall to stop illegal immigration, to stop the gangs and the violence, and to stop the drugs from pouring into our communities. He is dedicated to enforcing our border laws, ending sanctuary cities, and stemming the tide of lawlessness associated with illegal immigration.
Supporting law enforcement also means deporting illegal aliens with violent criminal records who have remained within our borders.
It is the first duty of government to keep the innocent safe, and President Donald Trump will fight for the safety of every American, and especially those Americans who have not known safe neighborhoods for a very long time.
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