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He's threatened them with

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 12:33:07 +0000

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He's threatened them with massive sanctions, so they're shitting themselves and trying to maintain a modicum of decorum while doing whatever it takes to avoid a total calamity. Occam's not so complex. If he's getting money, it's not mutual - he only does that with crazed superpowers.

It's more than likely that he

Orion — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:05:23 +0000

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It's more than likely that he is motivated by some kind of personal investment in Mexico, and that's why the new Mexican government is cooperating with him so.

Any discussion of Trump data

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:06:09 +0000

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Any discussion of Trump data has to acknowledge his interference with collection of data, especially where he wants to run roughshod over a policy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-grand-plan-to-rig-governm...

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-efforts-compromise-govern...

Artappraiser, you may also

Orion — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:48:41 +0000

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Artappraiser, you may also appreciate this - there is an African proverb that says "the empty bottle makes the most noise." It's worth considering that regarding Trump:

But the reality is that deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border decreased after Donald Trump became president, according to data from the United States Border Patrol. During the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years they averaged 291 per year, down from 372 during the Obama/Biden administration and 382 under Bush.

Granted, data also show that President Trump benefited from a longer-term downward trend of illegal border crossings that started during President Bush’s second term (based on border-apprehension data). All else equal, the fewer the border crossings, the lower the number of people who die. But the fact remains that the totals from 2017 (298) and 2018 (283) are two of the lowest since 1999 — and there was no mass outcry in earlier years with much higher numbers.

Thank you so much!!

Orion — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:40:07 +0000

In reply to Just a meta note: loving that

Thank you so much!!

Just a meta note: loving that

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:36:32 +0000

In reply to The Rise of the Chinese-American Right

Just a meta note: loving that you are finding time to post so often to this section, always find your links a very welcome thing, adding greatly to the mix here and much appreciated.