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  Memo shows Trump tried to end investigation in Feb.

  by Coded Logic in

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  washington — president trump asked the f.b.i.

  director, james b. comey, to shut down the federal investigation into mr. trump’s former national security adviser, michael t. flynn, in an oval office meeting in february, according to a memo mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting.. “i hope you can let this go,” the president told mr. comey, according to the memo.. the existence of mr. trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the justice department and f.b.i.

  investigation into links between mr. trump’s associates and russia.. mr. comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after mr. flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo.

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  Remember that scene in Titanic, of the rats scurrying upward in advance of the rising water? That's the image I have in mind of GOP congressman when they suddenly realize the 2018 midterms aren't that far away and everyone remotely connected to Trump's presidency will get flounced, possibly even in a primary.

  Anyone notice that after announcing he's stepping down from office, and considering a run for Governor of Utah, with the possibility of a Presidential bid in the future, Jason Chaffetz is finally beginning to do his job as head of the Oversight Committee. Gee, I wonder why? Can we say "distancing" himself from Trump?
  
  
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  You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you....

  by kpop in

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  nicely sums up most of the population.... https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe.

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  Makes complete sense.
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  1919 a Date with Zero Prophetic Meaning

  by JW_Rogue in

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  i've noticed that lately the wt has been using the date 1919 more often.

  in an almost matter of fact way, they will state that this is the year jesus finished refining his people and appointed the fds.

  the only problem is there is little proof or even prophetic antitypes given for why this must have been the year.

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  I believe that 1919 is being emphasized to draw importance away from Russel's prophecy of 1914, and transfer legitimacy to Rutherford.
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  UC Berkeley orders cancellation of Ann Coulter speech

  by freemindfade in

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  uc berkeley administrators canceled a scheduled speech by right-wing pundit ann coulter, saying they can’t protect participants from rioting if it goes ahead.

  http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-orders-cancellation-of-ann-coulter-11084299.php.

  now i am no ann coulter fan (although the sjw police on here will accuse me of being a fan shortly after posting this), but i am a fan of free speech!

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  Not a good thing at all. Free speech is something that should be sacred above all. On the other hand, Berkeley is kind of caught between a rock and a hard place, having to weigh which action will generate the worst publicity, cancelling the talk, or chancing a riot.
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  April 15, 2017 BOE Re: Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall Construction Worldwide

  by wifibandit in

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  april 15, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: kingdom hall and assembly hall construction worldwide.

  versions: us, great britain, ireland.

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  Does anyone have any idea of the average cost of a Kingdom Hall in third world countries? Surely the sales in New York and other places should cover those. Warwick couldn't have sucked up all the money!
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  Baseball: Jackie Robinson in Cuba

  by Hecce in

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  should jackie robinson's widow, rachel robinson, go to estadio latinoamericana in havana on tuesday, she'll see a game at the same site where her husband played 69 years ago just before breaking baseball's color barrier.. rachel robinson and her daughter, sharon, traveled to havana sunday aboard air force one for president obama's historic visit to cuba, including tuesday's exhibition game between the tampa bay rays and the cuban national baseball team.. jackie robinson's groundbreaking 1947 major-league season began with spring training in cuba as a member of the brooklyn dodgers' class aaa montreal royals farm team, playing games at what was then called el gran stadium.. as a kid growing up in cuba in the 1940s and '50s, my father, cesar, attended games there, watching his favorite team, almendares, one of havana's four professional baseball teams that played in the cuban league every winter.. the cuban league, which debuted in 1878, had been integrated since 1900 with white major- and minor-league players having negro league players and black cubans as teammates every winter..

  it was the reason then-dodgers' president branch rickey relocated the team's spring training base from jim crow-era daytona beach, fla., to havana in 1947 as he prepared to elevate robinson to the majors.. .

  my father didn't get the chance to see robinson play in cuba, but he saw many others, including future hall of famers ray dandridge, monte irvin and tommy lasorda and a then-little known dodgers minor league player named kevin connors, who would go on to find more fame as hollywood actor chuck connors in the rifleman.. when i was a kid, i would listen to my father's stories about the different american players — both black and white — who would play in cuba each winter.

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  There's a terrific documentary about Robinson by Ken Burns that I watched recently on PBS. In particular, the interviews with Rachel Robinson give you insight into his character and struggles that many other bio-pics miss.I highly recommend it.
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  Facebook Murderer Dead

  by snowbird in

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  good!.

  evil bastard!.

  can't link, but quick thinking and acting on the part of mcdonald's employees led to his demise.. sylvia.

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  This may seem a little macabre, but did anyone post his confrontation with the police on Facebook?
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  A new theme of this years convention has been annonced!

  by The freewheeling in

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  "Millions now living who will never...who might not... Aaagh!...who are we kidding? We have no idea!"
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  JW Double Standards and Hypocrisy in the Congregation!!!

  by Christian Gutierrez in

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  i am sure you have stories as well of elders being a hard ass on many, yet turning a blind eye to the 'sins' of their own family or close connections.

  cheers everyone!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gma1auaur2o.

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  My sister worked in an office where the dress code had to be changed because one worker was wearing very risque clothing. Turned out to be the daughter of an elder in my congregation, who recently moved back in with Mom and Dad with her two children, after an ill-advised marriage. In the past she has been given counsel for wearing incredibly high heels on the platform.
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  If we are further away from perfection, why are we more moral?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  as we know, witnesses teach that adam and eve were perfect and then committed the first act of sin and rebellion.. they in turn were cursed,and we all declined as their offspring.

  humans supposedly lived shorter and shorter lives, and became more imperfect and sinful.. the further away in time humans go then, they should be getting worse.

  so why is it then that as a society, humans have actually improved in so many ways?.

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  And the way my son has developed with modern technology is far from sub-humun. He is kind, loving, knows his identity and we love each other.

  This is so true. My son interacts with people all over the world. He has friends in many countries, with the same interests, and has learned how much we have in common with others.

  We also share with each other the interesting things we find on line, favorite comedians, movies, music, and a host of other things. We have a much better relationship than I had with my father.

  Like anything, It's what you make of technology that can shape who you are. I think that we're more moral because we now have the ability see the world as a whole, and have empathy for others that couldn't exist in a society with less real time access to the problems and successes that shape the world. I know more about people and cultures than my parents did, and see the world through different eyes. I can care about the well-being of people that, in the past, I would not have known existed.