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Good thought but unlike trump Xi likely received full intelligence briefings on every aspect of trump's personality. Xi likely spent the first couple minutes praising trump's good looks, intelligence, education and business acumen. So lying his face off. The Chinese intelligence unit probably had crib notes on trump's books Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All. “The Art of the Deal” made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped create that myth—and regrets it. 'Willful Ignorance.' Inside President Trump's Troubled Intelligence Briefings. Time February 5, 2019 "The briefers’ concerns are spread across multiple areas of expertise. Two briefers worry that a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping could produce a trade agreement that the President can trumpet but that fails to address China’s espionage, its theft of intellectual property that ranges from circuit boards to soybean hybrids, its military buildup, and its geopolitical ambition.". So the worries of the best and greatest intelligence services in the world, America's. Were borne to be true because of trump's wilful ignorance and stupidity.

"The National Rifle Association’s former second-in-command is breaking with the group’s orthodoxy and calling for universal background checks and so-called red flag laws in a new book assailing the organization as more focused on money and internal intrigue than the Second Amendment, while thwarting constructive dialogue on gun violence... He describes the N.R.A.’s longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, as a woefully inept manager, but also a skilled lobbyist with a deft touch at directing President Trump to support the group’s objectives, and who repeatedly reeled in the president’s flirtations with even modest gun control measures. The book, “Inside the N.R.A.: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed, and Paranoia Within the Most Powerful Political Group in America,” is to be published next week, the latest public calamity for an organization that has faced years of headlines detailing allegations of corruption, infighting and even its infiltration by a Russian agent."

Yesterday trump encouraged North Carolina voters to vote twice. Just another day in America where the mob boss instructs his soldato base from the WH.

In 2016 trump accused China of "raping" the US on the issue of trade. Well Xi is laughing about it now because after four years the US-China deficit has widened by $600 million. Despite his claimed victories, his tariffs on US importers and his "trade deal". Last year the deficit to China was $345 billion dollars. President XI played America as fools."during the 2016 campaign, Mr Trump pledged to negotiate better trade deals for US workers and asked voters to use the size of the deficit as a “scorecard”. "China's trade surplus widened sharply to USD 62.33 billion in July 2020 from USD 44.02 billion in the same month the previous year and far above market expectations of USD 42.0 billion. Exports rose by 7.2 percent, the fastest pace since December last year, while imports unexpectedly fell by 1.4 percent. The country's trade surplus with the United States widened to USD 32.46 billion in July from USD 29.41 billion in June." "Robert Lighthizer, US trade representative, last week struck an optimistic tone on the implementation of the phase one trade deal following a call with Liu He, his Chinese counterpart. But the deal is showing signs of weakness. Eight months on, China is on track to miss the targets in the agreement, which said that over two years from 2020, China would buy $200bn more in US goods and services than it did in 2017, before the start of the trade war. According to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, US exports to China of the products covered by the commitments amounted to $48.5bn, compared with a prorated year-to-date target of $100.7bn." So China expanded its surplus over America under trump. trump bragged about his "Phase One Deal" and China is only honored it by a half. That agreement means that instead of expanding US imports. CHINA EXPANDED EXPORTS. All of the structural issues of patent infringement, theft of intellectual property and barriers to US companies entering China markets. Have been abandoned by trump and his negotiators. 1 in 5 corporations say China has stolen their IP within the last year: CNBC CFO survey

I can see Turtle and other trump apologists writing the inspiration for the American revolution. "Its better to bear the yoke of injustice, of British Laws and oppression. Laws, dumpsters and business must be protected."

Surprising that it took two days.

Meanwhile Canada's Chief medical Officer has suggested that Canadians keep their doors open, but avoid facial contact.

Slimeball trumpites: "Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Wednesday that she was "set up" by a San Francisco hair salon that said it could accommodate her for an indoor appointment Monday despite citywide restrictions on salon services. Pelosi said that she was told by eSalon that it was allowed to have one customer at a time inside its establishment. But salons in San Francisco have been closed since the coronavirus pandemic began and only allowed to begin providing services outdoors on Tuesday under the city's guidelines. "I take responsibility for trusting the word of a neighborhood salon that I've been to over the years many times, and that when they said that we're able to accommodate people one person at a time and that we could set up that time, I trusted that. As it turns out, it was a set up. So I take responsibility for falling for the set up," Pelosi said at a press conference in San Francisco."

You know I'm not replying to airdvr. Its all about the FOX spin that Murdoch's lackeys use to spread disinformation. There is Putin,the trump clan of misfits and "Salon owner Erica Kious, in a phone interview with Fox News on Tuesday, shared details of Pelosi’s visit. Kious explained she has independent stylists working for her who rent chairs in her salon." So even though the independent contractor accepted the job as she represented the local ordinances to be(Saturday). The Salon owner knowing in advance what was to take place(Sunday), allowed the supposed violation of ordinance to proceed(on Monday), All while she played the victim of a customer, Mrs. Pelosi. Then she feigns outrage just like FOX and airdv did by posting this b.s. as newsworthy. Then the lackeys of trump turn the story around as if hypocrisy is involved. The independent contractor and the owner had a full day in advance of the visit to address the law. To deny Mrs. Pelosi any service that was not permitted by statute. What, did Pelosi pull a Glock and demand the wash? Let alone cameras were ready to document Pelosi's "crimes".

“The speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements. This business offered for the speaker to come in on Monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business. The speaker complied with the rules as presented to her by this establishment.” Further reading on this story. RNC convention last week with the President also W/O mask.

Prius tires use a harder rubber. Soft rubber is used on Corvettes etc. for better grip and cornering. They use a narrow tread for less rolling resistance and higher inflation pressure(40 p.s.i.). All to reduce rolling friction. The contact patch is small for the weight of vehicle.

NPR: Facebook And Twitter Remove TRUMP BACKED Accounts Targeting Left-Leaning Voters FIFY. "Two weeks ago, William Evanina, director of the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center, published a somewhat vague warning about various forms of foreign interference in the upcoming election. On Friday, he followed up with a more direct and incriminating one, specifically warning that Russia is working to help reelect Donald Trump. Even more important is what this warning unmistakably implies: that Trump and his Republican allies in Congress are actively cooperating with Russia’s campaign."

Even the "leader" of the militia that sent out the call for armed people to converge there has now said he should not have come. Most likely because he's received legal advice that he could have a personal liability for what's transpired from the families of those killed.

Vancouver’s largest taxi company, Yellow Cabs, has 150 Priuses in its 250-car fleet. The rest are hybrid Camrys and fuel-efficient Corollas, and by law, 15% of the fleet has to be wheel-chair accessible vans.. Most don't see retirement/resale until 500,000-600,000 km.

English translation for non-trumpites.

Drafting behind a Porsche, going downhill,on the Going to the Sun Road and small diameter tires!

He also said “I don’t see much future for the Americans,” Hitler said in January 1942. “Everything about the behavior of American society reveals that it’s half Judaized, and the other half Negrified. How can one expect a state like that to hold together?” or did trump say that to appeal to his white supremacist base.... can't remember!

Not sandpaper! rubbing compound for headlight restoration. Works good on scratches, scrapes on paint, etc.

So trump has now got HHS to spend $1/4 billion for a advertising campaign “defeat despair and inspire hope” about the coronavirus pandemic. Ordinary this would be in banana territory. But with 74 days to the election using public money to pander to his base should surprise nobody.

"Liberty University on Monday announced that it would commission an “independent investigation” into how its now-former president Jerry Falwell Jr. managed the Christian school for years until he resigned last week. The executive committee of the university’s board of trustees said in a statement that it had hired an outside firm to “conduct a thorough investigation into all facets of Liberty University operations during Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s tenure as President, including but not limited to financial, real estate, and legal matters.” But he "promised to be a good boy now".

Yes, meanwhile trump is conducting a press conference he accuses a reporter "Your side just killed one of my supporters in Portland". Is there any wonder that violence is escalating. Using the bully pulpit of the WH trump lies, tries and convicts without any evidence and points the finger at another.

Perhaps the goal is six!

Its America, he's 17 and has a AR-15. "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," Trump tweeted on Floyd protests. A look back at Trump comments inciting violence 'No Blame?' ABC News finds 54 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults. Then he went to a trump rally."In a statement to BuzzFeed News on Wednesday, Trump 2020 campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh said, “President Trump has repeatedly and consistently condemned all forms of violence and believes we must protect all Americans from chaos and lawlessness."

Canada has for example a fairly open immigration policy, which I'm in favor of. It allows two rich/educated immigrants for every compassion/poor immigrant. The problem arises because all three of those immigrants want a western style consumption standard of living. A single detached home, two cars per family, vacations in the winter etc. All of which makes its signed climate accords more and more impossible to meet. For farmers the issues which have driven Central Americans farmers to flee now unproductive land.. Are affecting farming here as well with more irregular weather, reducing yields. Canadians by a majority accept that actions must be taken but the costs have never been fully laid out by any political party as to what those costs will be.

Somehow I think the surge estimates arise from modeling and not from the National Hurricane Center wanting to alarm or scare people. Nine feet is not to be trifled with I've seen Caribbean Islands devastated by six feet. Laura photo.