President Trump has reorganized the National Security Council by elevating his chief strategist Steve Bannon and demoting the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Now, Bannon will join the NSC's principals committee, the top inter-agency group for discussing national security. The National Security Council is the staff inside the White House that coordinates decision making by the president on such matters, in coordination with outside departments including the State Department and the Pentagon.
One American commando was killed and three others were wounded in a fierce firefight early Sunday with Qaeda militants in central Yemen, the military said on Sunday. It was the first counterterrorism operation authorized by President Trump since he took office, and the commando was the first United States service member to die in the yearslong shadow war against Al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate.
Members of the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 carried out the surprise dawn attack, and the military said that about 14 Qaeda fighters were killed during a nearly hourlong battle. A Qaeda leader — a brother-in-law of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric and top Qaeda leader in Yemen, who died in a drone strike in 2011 — was believed to have been killed.
After initially denying that there were any civilian casualties, American officials said they were assessing reports that women and children had died in the attack.
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Good Morning.
Did you see that one of the last survivors (if not THE last survivor) of the Fuhrerbunker died yesterday at age 106?
I wonder who she was able to possess in the Trump administration?
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https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3021
Yes, it is indeed illegal. It's also illegal to shut out the Joint Chiefs Chairman and DNI.
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Morning
So yeah, all that happened over the weekend. I really don't see how people still stand by this stuff. Sadly I have a friend who is an extra-crispy Christian who is a-ok with it. Posting stuff on FB that Obama picked the countries and that Obama wanted a wall. All this crazy crap. When you point out facts to her on anything she says she likes the sentiment and doesn't correct the bad info. I've become good an sub-posting on FB to try and at least make a dent in her skull. But deep down I know it won't cause she, like tRump, just doesn't care.
The discovery came soon after judges dealt a blow to Donald Trump's "Muslim ban", a decision that put the White House in conflict with the judicial branch.
Now the page that used to describe the judiciary's role in the governing of the US only reads: "Thank you for your interest in this subject".
Otherwise, the page on the US Government is unchanged, suggesting that the removal was done on purpose.
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I can't believe we are only starting on week two. I wish the news could re-interview a few of those Trump supporters that always said they didn't think he was really serious about the Muslim ban... "you should take him seriously not literally" they would say over and over- I want to hear what they think now.
And in terms of "Obama did it, Obama did it"- since when do they care or like what Obama did.
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What the hell?
The discovery came soon after judges dealt a blow to Donald Trump's "Muslim ban", a decision that put the White House in conflict with the judicial branch.
Now the page that used to describe the judiciary's role in the governing of the US only reads: "Thank you for your interest in this subject".
Otherwise, the page on the US Government is unchanged, suggesting that the removal was done on purpose.
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I heard this morning on WBZ that Iraq has just authored a "reciprocity agreement" that bans entry of US nationals on their side. I doubt it will have any impact, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some other nations follow suit.
Hell, I'd love to see Canada say "enough". That might get some attention.
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What the hell?
The discovery came soon after judges dealt a blow to Donald Trump's "Muslim ban", a decision that put the White House in conflict with the judicial branch.
Now the page that used to describe the judiciary's role in the governing of the US only reads: "Thank you for your interest in this subject".
Otherwise, the page on the US Government is unchanged, suggesting that the removal was done on purpose.
This page was down before that EO came out, around the same time some of the other pages went dark for 'reevaluation'
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I heard this morning on WBZ that Iraq has just authored a "reciprocity agreement" that bans entry of US nationals on their side. I doubt it will have any impact, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some other nations follow suit.
Hell, I'd love to see Canada say "enough". That might get some attention.
@THR @splcenter @NewYorker why is the media downplaying this awful man omg pic.twitter.com/abDDYKYuEk
— Jessika Jayne (@JessikaJayne) January 29, 2017
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Have you heard the WH's ludicrous defense of putting Bannon on the Principals Committee? He was in the Navy for 8 years! Did a little digging and found out he was a surface weapons officer and then in his last tour, was an assistant to the Director of Navel operations. This was between 1976 and 1983. I don't think that is terribly relevant service.
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Have you heard the WH's ludicrous defense of putting Bannon on the Principals Committee? He was in the Navy for 8 years! Did a little digging and found out he was a surface weapons officer and then in his last tour, was an assistant to the Director of Navel operations. This was between 1976 and 1983. I don't think that is terribly relevant service.
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Have you heard the WH's ludicrous defense of putting Bannon on the Principals Committee? He was in the Navy for 8 years! Did a little digging and found out he was a surface weapons officer and then in his last tour, was an assistant to the Director of Navel operations. This was between 1976 and 1983. I don't think that is terribly relevant service.
So he's qualified to be a member of the Village People.
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He just signed another EO. Something about lifting regulations for small and big Biz.
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He just signed another EO. Something about lifting regulations for small and big Biz.
he does understand there are two other branches of government, right?
who am I kidding! no, he doesn't!
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He just signed another EO. Something about lifting regulations for small and big Biz.
he does understand there are two other branches of government, right?
who am I kidding! no, he doesn't!
When the hell are the repubs on the hill going to see that they are considered his enemy?
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Just saw a report that James O'Keefe & his gang of brownshirts just physically assaulted two activists who had infiltrated one of their meetings. Both are in the hospital now.
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Just saw a report that James O'Keefe & his gang of brownshirts just physically assaulted two activists who had infiltrated one of their meetings. Both are in the hospital now.
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Now they're drafting an EO for the Census in two years.
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Just saw a report that James O'Keefe & his gang of brownshirts just physically assaulted two activists who had infiltrated one of their meetings. Both are in the hospital now.
What?!
Hearing that vicious, violent James O’Keefe minions beat the crap out of a peaceful Ryan Clayton tonight. #fascism #StopPresidentBannon
— Karoli (@Karoli) January 30, 2017
(!!) A Trump draft EO will force Census to ask people their immigration status. This breaks long-held norms and will undercount immigrants. pic.twitter.com/e8ywzC6I2g
— Alvaro Bedoya (@alvarombedoya) January 30, 2017
TO CLARIFY: The ACS (replaced long-form) already asks about citizenship but NOT immigration status. Big difference. https://t.co/0gmqRpF6sD pic.twitter.com/OjAyn0FZKk
— Alvaro Bedoya (@alvarombedoya) January 30, 2017
@kevin_modestino The concern is that there may be a leak of tangible materials imminent.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 30, 2017
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Just saw a report that James O'Keefe & his gang of brownshirts just physically assaulted two activists who had infiltrated one of their meetings. Both are in the hospital now.
What?!Hearing that vicious, violent James O’Keefe minions beat the crap out of a peaceful Ryan Clayton tonight. #fascism #StopPresidentBannon
— Karoli (@Karoli) January 30, 2017
Quote by wickedpam:@kevin_modestino The concern is that there may be a leak of tangible materials imminent.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 30, 2017
I am skeptical of this account but they do seem to know a lot, or they talk a really good game.
Quote by Raine:Always be skeptical, there are things there that seem really legit.Quote by wickedpam:@kevin_modestino The concern is that there may be a leak of tangible materials imminent.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 30, 2017
I am skeptical of this account but they do seem to know a lot, or they talk a really good game.
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:Always be skeptical, there are things there that seem really legit.Quote by wickedpam:@kevin_modestino The concern is that there may be a leak of tangible materials imminent.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 30, 2017
I am skeptical of this account but they do seem to know a lot, or they talk a really good game.
That's kind of what I thought too.
Now watch they rip the mask off and its Spicer or something.
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Hello, bloggers!! I hope that everyone is as well as we can be considering the situation.
Members of the executive branch are ignoring part of the judicial stays on the immigration order and are thus provoking a Constitutional crisis.
I am joining my rabbi tonight to protest these abuses.
Tomorrow evening clergy and lay leaders of the Islamic Center of Highland IN will gather at Munster Town Hall at 6 PM for a vigil of solidarity and unity for peace and justice in light of the recent travel ban. We invite you to bring a candle or flashlight as we bring light against darkness. We ask you to bring signs that celebrate our mission of solidarity and unity. Then we ask that you act by contacting elected officials to let them know that we gathered in solidarity and in peace. This is our message and our eternal hope for our country.
Quote by Raine:could be pence....Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:Always be skeptical, there are things there that seem really legit.Quote by wickedpam:@kevin_modestino The concern is that there may be a leak of tangible materials imminent.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 30, 2017
I am skeptical of this account but they do seem to know a lot, or they talk a really good game.
That's kind of what I thought too.
Now watch they rip the mask off and its Spicer or something.