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Bibi1581 Blog For 05/20/2018: Morning Edition

1…………> Breaking: Did FBI “Infiltrated” Trump’s Campaign?

President Trump has stated that he would demand the country’s Justice Department probe into the FBI/DOJ meddling in the 2016 US presidential election upon the request of “people within the Obama administration” by taking on Twitter to draw a line in the reported FBI/Department of Justice’s involvement in 2016 presidential election.

“I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for political purposes, ” the president wrote on Twitter.

Trump has specified that he would also like to investigate whether this alleged surveillance or infiltration into the elections was carried out by some people from the administration of his predecessor, Barack Obama, after mocking “The failing” New York Times report concerning that alleged an Israeli-linked company manipulated the vote through social media, aiming to ensure Trump’s victory.

https://sputniknews.com/us/201805201064630922-trump-fbi-justice-department-surveillance/

 

 

 

2…………> Back To Uncle Adolf Cartoons: Suddeutsche Zeitung

 


A leading Islamic Merkeldom of Germany daily fired a cartoonist over anti-semitic views after he drew a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 
carrying a missile in his hand, dressed up as Israeli singer Netta Barzilai, who won this year’s Eurovision contest, with a speech bubble on top says, “Next year in Jerusalem.”

The cartoon by Dieter Hanitzsch led to an uproar on social media and other German media outlets after the 85-year-old cartoonist said he wanted to criticize Netanyahu’s exploitation of the Eurovision contest for his own purposes and accused him of abusing the singer’s victory.

“You can reprimand him, warn him, but firing is not a good way,” he said.

Hanitzsch had drawn cartoons criticizing and even insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but was defended on the basis of freedom of the press and expression, for his drawings published in the same newspaper.

“Zieg Merkel”? “Brownshirts” raising again?

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/german-cartoonist-sacked-after-netanyahu-drawing/1151404

 

 

3…………> No Trade War: China

With “minutes to midnight” the great US-China trade war appears to have been averted with the US deadline to impose tariffs on China set to expire on  Monday, after a deal has been struck with the Chinese agreeing to take measures to reduce its bilateral trade surplus, principally by buying more US goods.


“There was a consensus on taking effective measures to substantially reduce the United States trade deficit in goods with China,” a joint statement drawn up by both sides negotiators read.

“To meet the growing consumption needs of the Chinese people and the need for high-quality economic development, China will significantly increase purchases of United States goods and services. This will help support growth and employment in the United States”, the statement concluded.

The communique was light on detail, pointing more to a detente rather than a total end to hostilities, and done just before worlds market are about to open, preferably not on a large “downside gap”.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-20/china-agrees-to-substantially-reduce-trade-surplus-with-us/9777482

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-44190169

 

 

 

 

4………….> The Mug-Shot Shakedown: California

 

“This pay-for-removal scheme attempts to profit off of someone else’s humiliation. Those who can’t afford to pay into this scheme to have their information removed to pay the price when they look for a job, housing, or try to build relationships with others,” “Anti-Trump”, “Sanctuary Cities Supporting” State Of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned in a statement, followed by the arrest of the four owners of a website which publishes photos of people taken soon after they have been arrested, have been arrested themselves.

 

The alleged owners of the mugshots.com website have been accused of extortion and a variety of other crimes.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44168094

 

 

 

 

5………….> “Welcome Aboard, Dear Girl”: Meghan Markle

“We love our Royal family”, “Everything is changeable”, two remarks related to the colorful wedding of Prince Harry and his beautiful American wife Meghan Markle.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/20/c_137193314.htm

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