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1…………> Today’s White House Tweets: President Trump

60 minutes ago

 

 

2…………> On Russian Bear Doorsteps: US Navy Ship

 

The U.S. will sail a Navy warship into the Black Sea amid heightened tensions over Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian ships and sailors, as the Pentagon requested that the State Department inform Turkey of the possible action.

The U.S. is required to notify the country under the terms of the 1936 Montreux Convention, which governs the movement of military ships through the Turkish Straits, waterways which connect the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Russia seized two Ukrainian navy ships and a navy tugboat along with 24 crew members off Crimea in late November, accusing the vessels of entering its waters and provoking conflict.

It said the vessels had ignored calls to stop, sparking military action.

 

http://v.aa.com.tr/1330732

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3…………> Crooked Drugmaker: Actelion Pharmaceuticals

 

Pharmaceutical company Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), based in South San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve claims that it illegally used a foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of thousands of Medicare patients taking Actelion’s pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs, in violation of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today.

When a Medicare beneficiary obtains a prescription drug covered by Medicare, the recipient may be required to make a partial payment, which may take the form of a copayment, coinsurance, or a deductible (collectively “copays”).

These copay obligations may be substantial for expensive medications. Congress included copay requirements in the Medicare program, in part, to serve as a check on health care costs, including the prices that pharmaceutical manufacturers can demand their drugs. Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, a pharmaceutical company is prohibited from offering or paying, directly or indirectly, any remuneration—which includes money or any other thing of value— to induce Medicare patients to purchase the company’s drugs.

This prohibition extends to the payment of patients’ copay obligations. Actelion sells some pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs, including Tracleer, Ventavis, Veletri, and Opsumit (the “Subject Drugs”). The government alleged that Actelion used a foundation, which claims 501(c)(3) status for tax purposes, as an illegal conduit to pay the copay obligations of thousands of Medicare patients taking the Subject Drugs and to induce those patients to purchase them, because it knew that the prices Actelion set for the Subject Drugs could otherwise pose a barrier to those purchases. 

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/drug-maker-actelion-agrees-pay-360-million-resolve-false-claims-act-liability-paying

 

 

 

4…………> Bin Salman Caught Redhanded: Sen.Graham

 

“I believe it’s vitally important to U.S. national security interests to make a definitive statement about the brutal murder of an American resident — Mr. Khashoggi — who has three American citizen children,” Senator Graham said in a statement as a group of Republican and Democratic colleagues defied the White House and introduced a resolution that would hold Saudi Arabia’s crown prince accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

The resolution was introduced by Republicans Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and Todd Young and Democrats Dianne Feinstein, Ed Markey, and Christopher Coons. The resolution says the Senate believes Mohammed bin Salman “was in control of security forces” during the killing and has “a high level of confidence” that the crown prince was “complicit” in the murder, based on “evidence and analysis made available.”

Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, and columnist for The Washington Post went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in early October. After initially saying he had left the consulate alive, Saudi Arabia admitted weeks later that he was killed there, blaming his death on a group of rogue Saudi operatives.

 

 

http://v.aa.com.tr/1330772

 

 

5…………> Jailhouse USA: Half Been In Prison

 

“These numbers are stunning, all the more so if you think of them not as numbers but as stories like mine. One of the worst parts of growing up with a father in and out of prison was the isolation and shame I felt,” Felicity Rose, FWD director, said in a foreword to a report that alleges nearly half of all US adults have had an immediate family member incarcerated at some point in their lives, according to a new study.

With over 2 million Americans currently in prison researchers also reported that one in seven adults have seen immediate family incarcerated for over a year, with minorities most impacted. Will the tenure of President Trump make any difference? With borders sealed, drug traffic drying up, and the new prison reform act in place, all combined with a booming economy, the answer is undoubtedly “yes,” let’s pray for that.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46471444 

 

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1…………> “Fake News” Merchants: Caught Redhanded

 

Communist News Network was aware that a report claiming that President Trump knew about the meeting between his son and a  Russian lawyer is false, yet refused to retract the story. This is a bookcase arrogance and lawlessness in the worst traditions of Stalinist purges, all in prime time television for everyone to see.

 

2 hours ago

When you see “anonymous source,” stop reading the story, it is fiction!

  • 3 hours ago

    “Anonymous Sources are really starting to BURN the media.” The fact is that many anonymous sources don’t even exist. They are fiction made up by the Fake News reporters. Look at the lie that Fake CNN is now in. They got caught red handed! Enemy of the People!

2…………> “Election Sweep”: The Red Wave

 

“Fake News” pundits got it wrong again, as Trump endorsed candidates crushed Establishment supported clowns, just a little sample about what’s in store in the Fall.

 

  • 40 minutes ago

    White House Counsel Don McGahn will be leaving his position in the fall, shortly after the confirmation (hopefully) of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. I have worked with Don for a long time and truly appreciate his service!

  • Martha McSally is an extraordinary woman. She was a very talented fighter jet pilot and is now a highly respected member of Congress. She is Strong on Crime, the Border and our under siege 2nd Amendment. Loves our Military and our Vets. Has my total and complete Endorsement!

  • 3 hours ago

    Big Election Wins last night! The Republican Party will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Actually, it is happening faster than anybody thought possible! It is morphing into KEEP AMERICA GREAT!

  • 3 hours ago

    Not only did Congressman Ron DeSantis easily win the Republican Primary, but his opponent in November is his biggest dream….a failed Socialist Mayor named Andrew Gillum who has allowed crime & many other problems to flourish in his city. This is not what Florida wants or needs!

  • 10 hours ago

    Martha McSally, running in the Arizona Primary for U.S. Senate, was endorsed by rejected Senator Jeff Flake….and turned it down – a first! Now Martha, a great U.S. Military fighter jet pilot and highly respected member of Congress, WINS BIG. Congratulations, and on to November!

 

 

3…………> Obama, Hillary, Hoodlums & Co: The Evidence

 

Is Sessions, Rosenstein & Co about be awaken from its “Midsummer Dream”? A report that a Chinese Company got a copy from all so-called Hillary’s emails has angered President Trump, and supposedly the countdown for firing people in the DOJ and FBI is on. Enjoy the show.

14 minutes ago

Consumer Confidence Index, just out, is the HIGHEST IN 18 YEARS! Also, GDP revised upward to 4.2 from 4.1. Our country is doing great!

  • 3 hours ago

    “Hillary Clinton and the DNC paid for information from the Russian government to use against her government – there’s no doubt about that!” @TuckerCarlson

  • 3 hours ago

    “The Obama people did something that’s never been done…They spied on a rival presidential campaign. Would it be OK if Trump did it next? I am losing faith that our system is on the level. I’m beginning to think it is rotten & corrupt. Scary stuff Obama did.” @TuckerCarlson DOJ

    11 hours ago

    Hillary Clinton’s Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all of their other missteps (Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr, FISA, Dirty Dossier etc.), their credibility will be forever gone!

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     13 hours ago

    New Poll – A majority of Americans think that John Brennan and James Comey should have their Security Clearances Revoked. Not surprised! @FoxNews

 

 

4…………> “I Have A Dream”: Anniversary

 

Fifty-five years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered what would become one of the great speeches in America’s history at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Half a century after “I Have a Dream,” President Donald J. Trump says “our Nation reaffirms our commitment to protecting the promise of America for all our people.” That promise includes expanding opportunity for every citizen. “As a result, for example, we have already seen the unemployment rate for African Americans reach a record low.”

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/presidential-message-55th-anniversary-reverend-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-dream-speech/?utm_source=ods&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1600d

 

 

 

5…………> “A Family Trouble” Facebook

 

A revolt in the castle of a Silicon Valley Baron?

“We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” senior Facebook engineer Brian Amerige wrote in a post.

Is the power of the “Obama Internet Boys” about to get a haircut? Google got warned yesterday, FB got punch today. What’s up tomorrow?

 

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