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2018-07-31T15:48:41-04:00

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They’re 3D Printing Guns and Everybody Is Panicking (Here’s What You Need to Know)

Last updated on: July 31, 2018 at 3:48 pm By Susan Wright

I’ve been watching this debate over 3D printed guns with some interest. I’ll admit I’m just beginning to learn, myself, and the more I learn, the more ridiculous some of the arguments out there sound. To begin, let’s get a basic understanding of what a 3D printed gun actually is. Ostensibly, these guns, printed by 3D printers, were intended to be working, plastic guns. Defense Distributed announced in 2012 that their plans for this plastic gun would be made available... Read more

2018-07-31T09:39:37-04:00

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Trump Is Now Targeting Reliable GOP Donors, the Koch Brothers

Last updated on: July 31, 2018 at 9:39 am By Susan Wright

Is this the battle Donald Trump wants to begin now? I get President Trump’s flailing and gasping over the last couple of days. The trial of his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort begins today. The world will soon see just how much this association may have stained the Trump campaign in 2016. Then, of course, there’s the news from last week that his former personal attorney and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, is willing to roll completely over on his old boss.... Read more

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2018-07-30T18:33:51-04:00

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Trump Proposes Meeting – With No Preconditions – President of Iran

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 6:33 pm By Susan Wright

Well, there he goes again. By “he” I mean President Trump, and by “again,” I mean he’s offering to meet with tyrants, without the benefit of consulting with his foreign policy experts. In this particular incident, President Trump announced during a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte his willingness to meet with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. “They want to meet, I’ll meet. Anytime they want,” Trump said. The president’s comments came amid escalating tension between the U.S.... Read more

2018-07-30T13:15:56-04:00

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Rudy Giuliani Now Says Collusion Isn’t a Crime and He May Be Right

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 1:15 pm By Susan Wright

In the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as well as potential acts of collusion or obstruction by President Trump and his team, we’re entering new territory. That’s right. As the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort begins today, President Trump’s loyalists are moving on from their argument that there was no collusion. The argument has now morphed into something resembling: If there was collusion, so what? Collusion isn’t a crime! It’s a big stretch... Read more

2018-07-30T09:05:42-04:00

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If Trump Isn’t Listening to His Advisers, Who Is Shaping Policy?

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 9:05 am By Susan Wright

Is this the way our government should operate? It’s the risk the GOP took when they thwarted the efforts of those prescient delegates on the floor of the 2016 RNC convention. I often wonder if anyone responsible for not allowing those delegates to have their say then ever look back at the results of their deeds and say to themselves, “My God, what have I done?” What they did was put the well-being of our nation in the hands of... Read more

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2018-07-28T15:25:58-04:00

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News Out of North Korea: NO Denuclearization

Last updated on: July 28, 2018 at 3:25 pm By Susan Wright

Who didn’t see this one coming? No one who has even an elementary knowledge of current events, or of the basics of our relationship with North Korea through the years is going to be surprised by this. This is where I point out that those who fell for the publicity stunt that went down during the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are gullible rubes. North Korea has a history of making, then breaking promises... Read more

2018-07-27T17:35:23-04:00

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Oregon School District Fights the Bathroom Battle and Loses

Last updated on: July 27, 2018 at 5:35 pm By Susan Wright

I’m sorry, but this is not ok. I’m from North Carolina. The Tar Heel state had its own bathroom battle back in 2016, after the liberal Charlotte City Council attempted to pass a broadly worded city ordinance that would have required open access to any public bathroom for anyone, based on whatever gender they decided they were, for the day. The Republican-led state General Assembly held an emergency vote and voted overwhelmingly to pass HB2 – a bill that determined... Read more

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2018-07-27T13:18:38-04:00

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Ignoring an Ongoing Investigation, Putin Invites Trump to Moscow

Last updated on: July 27, 2018 at 1:18 pm By Susan Wright

Because the master does not go to the dog. The dog must go to the master. As if oblivious to the maelstrom already caused when he rolled over for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the stage in Helsinki, Finland earlier this month, President Trump with stars in his eyes, invited the former KGB agent to come to Washington, D.C., where he would be treated to all the benefits and adoring splendor afforded our nation’s most treasured friends. Putin said, “Nyet.”... Read more

2018-07-27T11:18:47-04:00

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Pompeo, Other Administration Officials Have No Idea What Trump Will Do Next

Last updated on: July 27, 2018 at 11:18 am By Susan Wright

I almost feel sorry for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Almost. By the time Rex Tillerson had received his walking papers and exited the State Department, every indication was that he was ready to go. Reports for months prior to his exit told the tale of a man at his limit with the unprofessional, low-info train wreck occupying the Oval Office. You can’t paint over dirt. Mike Pompeo readily accepted a position that would have him routinely walking the foreign... Read more

2018-07-26T21:43:18-04:00

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That Trump Tower Meeting With Russians – Donald Trump KNEW

Last updated on: July 26, 2018 at 9:43 pm By Susan Wright

Well, it would appear Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen has decided to go straight for the throat. There really must have been something to those stories about Trump’s shabby treatment of him for all those years, because it now appears that he’s on a vendetta, from the release of the secret audio, to what we have this evening. CNN is reporting that Cohen is prepared to wheel and deal with special counsel Robert Mueller. What he is... Read more

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