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1…………> White House Tweets: President Trump

 

14 hours ago

 

When President Obama said that he has been to “57 States,” very little mention in Fake News Media. Can you imagine if I said that…story of the year! @IngrahamAngle

14 hours ago

….GWU Research to tell them how many people had died in Puerto Rico (how would they not know this?). This method was never done with previous hurricanes because other jurisdictions know how many people were killed. FIFTY TIMES LAST ORIGINAL NUMBER – NO WAY!

15 hours ago

“When Trump visited the island territory last October, OFFICIALS told him in a briefing 16 PEOPLE had died from Maria.” The Washington Post. This was long AFTER the hurricane took place. Over many months it went to 64 PEOPLE. Then, like magic, “3000 PEOPLE KILLED.” They hired….

15 hours ago

Great job FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement – not easy, very dangerous, tremendous talent. America is proud of you. Keep it all going – finish strong!

16 hours ago

My thoughts and prayers are with Evelyn Rodriguez this evening, along with her family and friends. #RIPEvelyn

16 hours ago

“The story of Puerto Rico is the rebuilding that has occurred. The President has done an extraordinary job of cleanup, rebuilding electrical stuff and everything else.” @EdRollins “The people of Puerto Rico have one of the most corrupt governments in our country.” @LouDobbs

 

 

 

 

2…………> Hurricane Florence: The Day After

 

After President  Trump declared a disaster in North Carolina where hurricane Florence’s top sustained winds weakened to 50mph (80km/h), but still left a trail death and destruction behind, killing seven people and further catastrophic flash flooding.

Some towns have already had over 2ft of rain, and forecasters warn that totals could hit 3.5ft. Nearly a million householders have no electricity in the Carolinas, as President Trump’s disaster declaration for eight North Carolina counties freed up federal funding including grants for property repairs and low-cost loans to cover uninsured losses.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45535511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3…………> Records Of A Violent Hurricane: Social Media

 

 Hurricane Florence might have been downgraded to a category one storm, but it hasn’t become less deadly, carrying some 18 trillion gallons of water with it and has already started unleashing it on city streets in North Carolina.

The situation was further worsened by the fact that the storm had lost its speed before reaching land, allowing it to accumulate more water, which it is set to let loose on North Carolina, traveling through it at 5 miles per hour. According to the Weather Channel, the expected flooding in the state could range from 3 feet to 9 feet and presented a chilling visualization of how dangerous such a flood could be.

 

https://sputniknews.com/us/201809151068063838-hurricane-florence-video-orbit/

 

 

 

 

 

 

4…………> Cyclone Mankhut: Philippines

 

 

On the other side of the world, more than a dozen people have died as Typhoon Mangkhut rips through the Philippines as the strongest cyclone in years ravaged the island of Luzon, sending million in search of shelter.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45535797

 

 

 

 

 

 

5…………> MS-13 Ring Busted: Fresno

 

A federal grand jury in Fresno, California returned a five-count indictment yesterday against 16 members and associates of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), with the defendants charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering (two counts); conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana; and being an alien in possession of a firearm (two counts).

According to the complaint and indictment, the defendants were allegedly members of MS-13 operating in Mendota and Los Angeles, engaging in racketeering activity, including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and drug trafficking. Its members span the nation and are active internationally as well. The charges allege that in May 2018, Denis Barrera-Palma and Edgar Torres-Amador assaulted another individual with a dangerous weapon in furtherance of MS-13 and to gain entrance to, or maintain or increase their status within, MS-13. They further allege that in August 2018, Lorenzo Amador assaulted another individual with a dangerous weapon in furtherance of MS-13 and to gain entrance to, or maintain or increase his status within, MS-13. The charges also allege that all defendants, except Amador-Torres, engaged in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.

 Those proceeds would then allegedly be used for a variety of purposes, including funding trips to obtain drugs or commit acts of violence, putting money on the books of incarcerated MS-13 members, sending cash to MS-13 members in El Salvador, and getting more narcotics to sell.

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/16-ms-13-gang-members-indicted-assault-and-drug-trafficking

 

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1…………> BALTOPS Maritime Games: NATO
BALTOPS is an annual joint, multinational maritime-focused exercise. It is designed to improve training value for participants enhance flexibility and interoperability, and demonstrate resolve among allied and partner forces in defending the Baltic Sea region. The exercise will involve maritime, ground, and air forces so as to strengthen combined response capabilities necessary to ensure regional stability.

Participating nations in BALTOPS include Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

A total of 43 maritime units, more than 60 aircraft, and a combined amphibious landing force are scheduled to participate in BALTOPS 2018.

Here’s how you can follow BALTOPS 2018. We will file everything under the tag BALTOPS 2018, but you can also join the conversation on Twitter at @USNavyEurope, or with the hashtag #BALTOPS. You can also register for email updates and follow us on Facebook.

https://youtu.be/U5jVtg8b9bg?list=PLkmHpHy06vDC_jfuC_waYcDpxhgSQFnoa
http://www.c6f.navy.mil/news/status-fleet-baltops-aircraft-participate-photoex
http://www.c6f.navy.mil/forces-efforts/baltops
2…………> Drug Gang Busted: Mississippi
Eleven individuals are facing federal drug charges in multiple indictments unsealed May 30 targeting a large, multi-state drug trafficking organization based in Mississippi, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.

According to court documents, the indictments resulted from an extensive Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation dubbed Operation Highlife. The Mississippi-based drug trafficking organization is charged with distributing more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 3 kilograms of cocaine and over 100 pounds of marijuana illegally smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico across numerous states to include Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee and California.

 Brandon Deshanta Miller, 32, of Dallas, Texas, and ten other co-conspirators are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, Miller and his cohorts face a maximum penalty of life in prison and up to  $30 million in fines.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/11-indicted-multi-state-drug-trafficking-case-following-ice-hsi-investigation
3…………> President Trump’s Power: Article 2 US Constitution

US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have sent a secret 20-page letter to special counsel Robert Mueller, asserting that Mr. Trump cannot be forced to testify in the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election because he has absolute authority over all federal investigations.

The existence of the letter is a bold assertion of presidential power and another front on which Mr. Trump’s lawyers have argued that the President cannot be subpoenaed in the special counsel’s probe.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers argue that a charge of illegal obstruction is incorrect because the Constitution empowers the President to, “if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon”.

A court battle is likely if Mr. Trump’s team argues that the President cannot be forced to answer questions or be charged with obstruction of justice.

Mr. Giuliani said last week that the special counsel probe may be an “entirely illegitimate investigation” and need to be curtailed because it was based on inappropriately obtained information from an informant and Mr. Comey’s memos.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-03/donald-trump-accuses-robert-mueller-of-leaking-letter/9829288
4…………> South China Sea War: Impending Disaster?
US Defence Secretary James Mattis warned about the prospect of additional American steps against China if its “militarization” of the South China Sea keeps apace, saying Beijing was intimidating and coercing others in the region by putting weapons systems on manmade islands.

US President Donald Trump, backing the remarks by his Pentagon chief at an international security forum in Singapore, said on Twitter: “Very surprised that China would be doing this?”

Donald J. Trump

✔@realDonaldTrump

Very surprised that China would be doing this? https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1002760314734170113 …

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Mr. Mattis said the Trump administration’s recent decision to disinvite China from a multinational naval exercise was an “initial response” to Beijing’s island activity.

He called the US action a “relatively small consequence”.

“I believe there are much larger consequences in the future,” he said.

China’s reliance on military muscle to achieve its goals “is not a way to make long-term collaboration the rule of the road in a region that’s important to China’s future,” Mr. Mattis said when asked to elaborate.

 “There are consequences that will continue to come home to roost, so to speak, with China, if they don’t find a way to work more collaboratively with all of the nations who have interests,” he said.  

 
China’s deployment of defensive facilities on its islands in the South China Sea is legitimate and necessary, a senior Chinese military official said here on Saturday.

The remarks were made by He Lei, vice president of the Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, in response to remarks on the South China Sea made by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the on-going 17th Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-la Dialogue, which opened here on Friday.

The South China Sea issue has always been a “hot topic” at the annual Shangri-la Dialogue in recent years, so much so that some have described it as a “golden routine subject,” said He, who is head of the Chinese delegation to the Dialogue.

China has indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea and the adjacent waters, a fact verified by historical evidence and supported by international law, he said.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/02/c_137225661.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-03/china-warned-against-militarising-south-china-sea-islands/9829244
5…………> A Message Of Peace
Leave the madness behind and listen to the music of eternal peace, Christus Vincit circa 1982.
http://youtu.be/7cFgpvylbRU
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