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Johnson's proclaimed desire to secure Brexit smacks of "selling something that is not true" and crosses the fine line between "optimism and delusion," Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday.
"He shrugs his shoulders quite literally when you talk to him about the consequences of crashing out at the end of October with no deal as if they don't matter or he can wish them away," Sturgeon told LBC radio's Iain Dale on Tuesday.
With China officially pulling out of buying U.S. agricultural products, American farmers are losing one of their biggest customers. It could be a devastating blow in an already tough year for crops and commodity prices. It may also dent U.S. gross domestic product and hurt companies like Deere, whose business is directly tied to farming in the Heartland.
"Sales have already been lower this crop year because of the existing tariffs. If we went all the way to no China exports whatsoever, that would of course result in even larger market and price impacts," said Pat Westhoff, director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. "Cutting China completely out of the market would be a very big deal."
Castro, whose district includes much of San Antonio, claimed the donors "are fueling a campaign of hate that labels Hispanic immigrants as 'invaders.'" Castro is the twin brother of Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro and chairs his presidential campaign.
"Sad to see so many San Antonians as 2019 maximum donors to Donald Trump," the congressman wrote, proceeding to name local businesses whose owners gave the maximum to Trump's campaign. Eleven of the 44 donors shown in Rep. Castro's post listed their employment as "retired."
Frank Figluizzi floated the unsubstantiated conspiracy theory during an interview with Brian Williams.
Figluizzi, an MSNBC contributor, said Trump's decision will appeal to neo-Nazis and supporters of Adolf Hitler because of the date that the flags will return to full mast. Earlier on Monday, Aug. 5, Trump ordered flags to be lowered for three days in order to honor the 31 victims of the two mass shootings.
The ongoing U.S. military threat and bullying tactics against Iran escalated last year when current White House Occupant Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the Iran Deal, accusing Iran of all sorts of things, including violating the Iran Deal and "threatening" Israel. Rightly, Iran dismissed the allegations, that it is in violation of the Iran Deal, saying it has at all times stuck to the Deal. The nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Iran Deal - using an invasive inspection regime - confirmed on fifteen occasions that Iran was fulfilling its obligations and has been compliant with the Deal's terms. In fact, the IAEA called its inspection regime, the "world's most robust nuclear verification regime". Until now Iran is keeping its end of the bargain unilaterally. It is nonsense, because the U.S. regime accuses Iran of "violating the terms of the Iran Deal before the Deal's existence". Moreover, Iran cannot violate a Deal that was declared null and void by the U.S. regime itself. It is like the U.S. telling Iran: "How dare you violate a Deal that we tore up a year ago?"

C14 activists protest in Kyiv against the inaction of the Security Service in the investigation and detention of separatist movements in December 2016.
The independent Hromadske TV said in a statement on August 6 that the Kyiv City Commercial Court decided that the outlet could not provide sufficient evidence to support its claim that C14, which takes its name from a 14-word phrase used by white supremacists, and whose own members have admitted to joining it because of its neo-Nazi ideology, was, in fact, a neo-Nazi organization.
The ruling orders Hromadske TV to retract its tweet and pay 3,500 hryvnyas ($136) in court fees for C14.
"The decision is incorrect and illegal, it introduces an egregious tendency that suppresses freedom of speech. We will appeal it," said Oksana Tchaikovska, an attorney for Hromadske TV.
Comment: The above provides a good idea of the kind of people running Ukraine:
- Israel now arming neo-Nazis in Ukraine
- The real Ukraine: Americanized, nazi-dominated
- Ukraine's neo-Nazi's hosted by US gov's 'America House', Russian rep condemns surge in extremism
- US Staged a Coup in Ukraine - Here's Why and How
- Ukraine in 2018 is a Dystopia Cooked up by Western Imperialists: Human Rights Nowhere, Thuggery and Corruption Everywhere
As of the last filing deadline with the Federal Election Commission on July 15th, 67 billionaires — including spouses and members of billionaire families — had donated to the 20 Democratic candidates that debated in Detroit last week. Some, like Lowercase Capital founder Chris Sacca and his wife Crystal, have donated to as many as seven candidates. Others, like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, have instead chosen to donate to only one of the contenders, according to data from the U.S. Federal Election Commission.
The "US Cyberdome" claims to apply top-of-the-line cybersecurity capabilities to the country's vulnerable election systems, motivated by nothing more than a selfless devotion to protecting democracy against "sophisticated attacks by constant and ever-evolving threats." Stuffed with sinister ex-spooks like former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Cyberdome will keep America's democracy safe from "purposeful attacks and exploits" and even "undue influence from enemies both foreign and domestic" - at no cost!
Comment: It must have been getting too complex to covertly manufacture elections, so now they're doing it out in the open! Rest assured these heroes are only bringing freedom and democracy back to the good old US of A!

In 'off the record' meetings last September, Liz Truss sought lessons from Donald Trump's radical program of deregulation and tax cuts.
In "off the record" meetings with climate sceptic think tanks that have driven Trump's radical program of deregulation and tax cuts, Truss sought to learn whether such policies could benefit the UK.
In one meeting the then chief secretary to the Treasury discussed the success of Trump's efforts to slash regulations with the chief economist of a controversial lobby group funded by the Koch brothers.
In another, Truss planned to ask what lessons she could learn from Reaganomics "on things like regulation and red tape."

Indian security personnel stands guard behind a roadblock along a deserted street during restrictions in Jammu, August 5, 2019.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is famed for taking the bull by the horns. He keeps his cards close to his chest and then unveils strategic surprises which fundamentally transform the issue at hand.
His radical restructuring of the troubled state of Jammu & Kashmir by revoking its seven decade-long separate autonomous status and converting it into a centrally administered territory is a landmark decision which will change the nature and contours of politics not only in Kashmir but across South Asia.
Comment: So that is why Modi was so 'touchy-feely' with the leaders of Israel and the US during his first term. He was buttering them up in advance of his 'Crimean move'.
Also in advance of this, Modi's govt launched an anti-corruption drive in the disputed regions, along with govt-funded development programs.
UAE, Sri Lanka have stated they consider this to be an internal Indian matter. While Sri Lanka hailed the decision to separate Buddhist-dominated Ladhak from J&K, China opposed it while asking both India and Pakistan to maintain restraint over Kashmir. The demand to have a separate administrative entity for the Ladhak region goes back 70 years.












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- Starvation sanctions are worse than overt warfare
- The Saker: Debunking the rumors about Russia caving in to Israel
- The economic entrails at the heart of the 'deal of the century'
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