'Amen'↓....(updated):

(Commentary, including reposted commentary. Temporarily posted.)

Excerpt. Link to the unaffiliated source follows below:

"...Luke Tonachel, a staff scientist for the Natural Resources Defense Council disputed the administration’s claims that rolling back the higher fuel standards would make U.S. roads safer. “They’re creating a bogus and false choice. We have cleaner and safer vehicles today, and we can continue to have them under the current fuel-economy standards,” he said.

The administration’s plan will prompt yearslong lawsuits that will delay the delivery of gas-saving technologies to consumers, Tonachel said.

“This proposal will increase what Americans have to pay at the pump and it will only benefit the oil industry,’’ he said. “It increases pollution and threatens our health.’’"

Source 7/28/18 article: http://time.com/5352036/trump-auto-plan-fuel-increase/

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Off-site source link: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/contentIncludes/co2_inc.htm

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(I know quite a few probably "just don't want to hear (about) it", but.....) A subject-related 8/6/18 article link. (No affiliation with this tiny blog:) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/earths-scorching-hot-history/566762/

(A quotation from the article:)

“You put more CO₂ in the atmosphere and you get more warming, that’s just super-simple physics that we figured out in the 19th century,” says David Naafs, an organic geochemist at the University of Bristol. “But exactly how much it will warm by the end of the century, we don’t know. Based on our research of these ancient climates, though, it’s probably more than we thought...”

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"The FBI believes that (Carter) Page has been collaborating and conspiring with the Russian government....."

(Commentary, including reposted commentary/analysis. Temporarily posted.)

Another quotation, from recently released FISA surveillance documents: 

"It also said Mr Page "has established relationships with Russian government officials, including Russian intelligence officers"."

Off-site article/source link for both quotations above: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44918133

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Meanwhile, our President of the United States of America -- who took an oath that "...(he) will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.." -- said:

(Copy:)

.....”Carter Page wasn’t a spy, wasn’t an agent of the Russians - he would have cooperated with the FBI. It was a fraud and a hoax designed to target Trump.” Tom Fitton @JudicialWatch A disgrace to America. They should drop the discredited Mueller Witch Hunt now!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018

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The facts....those pesky facts. (Off-site article link:)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-fact-check-trump-mischaracterizes-fbi-documents-on-carter-page-wiretap

Further examination of another Trump lie (re the FBI document release):
 https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jul/23/donald-trump/donald-trump-falsely-says-new-carter-page-document/

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LIAR (..Yet AGAIN..?)

(Commentary, including reposted commentary. Temporarily posted. Updated below.)

(Copy, no affiliation↓:)

Welcome home, Mr. President! #OccupyLafayettePark @MichaelAvenatti @AdamParkhomenko pic.twitter.com/7K0ZFqcXq2

— Ian Mellul (@IanMellul) July 17, 2018

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7/19/18 UPDATE:



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(Comment:) ↓Send HER in immediately↓ for suitable 'handling'(?) of President 'Scumbag' ..err.. 'Orange-hair'...err....you know: 'Putin's boy'. Please...:



YT video link. No copyright claimed or intended. Note: Violence is usually NOT the best 'response'...

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(Previously posted: A few pertinent, off-site article links:)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/world/europe/trump-intelligence-russian-election-meddling-.html

http://projects.thestar.com/donald-trump-fact-check/

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/30/17404840/trump-lies-demonstrable-falsehoods


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7/18/18 NYT report: Trump received high-level, classified briefing two weeks before his 2017 inauguration ..that Putin ORDERED U.S. election-meddling cyberattacks

(Brief commentary, temporarily posted:)

...Which -- if accurate (as it likely is) -- means that Donald Trump (apparently) INTENTIONALLY MISLED the American people each time he publicly diverted attention from, cast doubt upon, or questioned Russian interference with that U.S. election... after his January 6, 2017 intelligence briefing.

...ALL of the top-level, accomplished officials involved in that 2017 briefing -- Brennan, Clapper Jr., Rogers, Comey -- cannot be "liers" or "low-lifes", as Trump continues to brand them. (...Without substantive proof.) FWIW I'm certain that none of them are (that)....

Off-site link to the 7/18/18 New York Times article, by David E. Sanger and Matthew Rosenberg:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/world/europe/trump-intelligence-russian-election-meddling-.html

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Below: A few (hastily-located) post-1/6/17 examples of Trump 'clouding'... diverting attention from... and/or evading the Russian interference question.

P.S. A number of Russian nationals have been indicted (i.e., for 2016 campaign meddling activities) via the Mueller special counsel probe -- an investigation that Trump often labels a "witch hunt"....

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Trump (again) on election meddling by Russia: Nope... Hillary, Democrats and the FBI -- THEY'RE the threats to the republic. (Updated)

(7/16/18 commentary, temporarily posted. UPDATED below:)

....Certainly NOT the (allegedly-) murderous despot standing right next to me......(because 'he told me so'):

How scary is this↓ (..including Trump's rambling, completely evasive (non-)answer .....):



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7/17/18 update: Hear a 'weasel' cry.... (Per following article link.) FWIW: I/we need REAL proof that Trump somehow "misspoke" in Helsinki w/ Putin.  This is a person who has been caught lying (or misleading) well over 3000 times in his presidency. The belated 'mea culpa' (- he still couldn't even do that without contradicting ad libs -) is much more likely (an attempt at) "damage control".

..Trump just did not have the brains or the 'balls' to challenge his idol, Putin (i.e., in Helsinki -- or (likely) anywhere)...
...(Real) Presidents don't get world-stage press conference "do-overs".

7/17/18 news article link:
http://time.com/5341137/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russian-meddling-correction/

Also ref.: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/politics/white-house-mood-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-news-conference/index.html



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(Comment:) At bare minimum, all Trump needed to do per the (fair) question recorded above: Turn and "ask" President Putin to pledge -- in front of the world -- that the Russian state (will) end interference with democratic elections, including those in the U.S. (Perhaps it could have even involved reciprocating (impromptu) pledges, i.e.; from both "leaders"...)

If nothing else, that moment would have been on-record (for all to (re-)view)...

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7/16/18 update. Copy, reposted:

Today’s press conference in #Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.

My full statement on the #HelsinkiSummit: https://t.co/lApjctZyZl

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 16, 2018

Excerpted quotation from Senator McCain:

“...No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes us who we are—a republic of free people dedicated to the cause of liberty at home and abroad. American presidents must be the champions of that cause if it is to succeed. Americans are waiting and hoping for President Trump to embrace that sacred responsibility. One can only hope they are not waiting totally in vain.”

(Source link)

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Additional, reposted commentary that (also) speaks (..much more eloquently) for me -- and many Americans (I hope). (Link, no affiliation:)
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/moment-of-decision/565289/

(BTW: A breaking news story on 7/16/18, of some relevance (link):
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/us/politics/trump-russia-indictment.html)

P.S. Putin/Trump summit 'talks' about possibly extending START were expected (i.e., in advance).  (7/15/18 article link: http://time.com/5338658/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-nuclear-deal/)

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Rapturous Trump speech comments as far as the eye can see on Fox News/YouTube coverage.. (..Or cares to see..)

(Commentary, including reposted commentary:)

Donald Trump, The President of the United States of America made the following speech at Great Falls, MT on 7/5/18. Here is a YouTube-posted Fox News coverage video of the entire speech. (Plus crowd "warm-up" (rile-up?) activities..):



(YT video link. No video copyright claimed or intended.)

BTW: Here's one analysis of Trump's latest, incendiary speech to supporters. Unaffiliated commentary link: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/06/politics/donald-trump-montana-speech/index.html

(Total aside, insert: Why doesn't Trump have a dog? Even Nixon had several......
...Maybe it's because no dog would have him. http://www.newsweek.com/does-donald-trump-hate-dogs-why-would-he-do-692092)

(https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/140000/velka/warning-dog.jpg#.W0CiAhbWFsg.link)
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An observation: As of around 3pm, EDT on the next day (7/6/18), there was NOT ONE dissenting comment under the Fox YouTube video (above), as least as far as I cared to look. Every single "top" (i.e., upvoted) comment was in some way supportive of Trump and/or his"speech", which - among many other questionable lines - included:

"You know what? Putin's fine. He's fine. We're all fine. We're people."


As an exercise, I took a text copy of the top comments as far as I cared to drag down my mouse. (There were more all-pro-Trump comments continuing far below the ones I bothered to copy.) Links are not included. (No blog endorsement or affiliation expressed or implied.) Here's that copy, as of the date and time noted above:

"public comment...
Tatielly USA
Tatielly USA
17 hours ago
BEST< BEST<BEST  PRESIDENT EEEEEEEVER!!! THANK YOU GOD FOR TRUMP!! FOR GOD AND COUNTRY!!!   >>>>>>>>> WWG1WGA <<<<<<<<<

54

Cochise Chief
Cochise Chief
19 hours ago
Let crazy Maxine talk. Keep a microphone in front of her 24/7. She is the face and voice of the deranged Democratic Party.LET HER TALK!!

160

Annie B
Annie B
18 hours ago
I adore President Trump! I am so grateful to witness this amazing time.

117

Cindy Tepper
Cindy Tepper
19 hours ago
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels

111

Bibbee5
Bibbee5
20 hours ago (edited)
75% dishonest media? I think he's being generous on that percentage...lol
🇺🇸MAGA🇺🇸

205

Molly Smith
Molly Smith
19 hours ago
Maga will decimate the UNHINGED left!🇱🇷🇱🇷 Build the wall!!

116

Joe Smuckatelly
Joe Smuckatelly
19 hours ago
Got my vote

161

AURA - Band of Light
AURA - Band of Light
19 hours ago (edited)
If President Trump is not the greatest orator of American Patriotism in the history of America, I don’t know what is. KAG 2020

121

nicholas thomas
nicholas thomas
19 hours ago
Trump 2020!

124

Todd Dillon
Todd Dillon
18 hours ago
There are literally thousands leaving the Democratic party.

88

Mr Black
Mr Black
18 hours ago
What an awesome rally.   MAGA

78

jimmy Lionstar
jimmy Lionstar
18 hours ago
Trump should be on Mt.Rushmore. BEST PRESIDENT EVER.

76

marlene stillwell
marlene stillwell
18 hours ago
We The People love you President Trump ❣️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

73

Based Thucydides
Based Thucydides
19 hours ago
All communists, socialists, leftists, subversives, and illegal immigrants should be physically removed from the United States.

88

IronClad292
IronClad292
18 hours ago
President Trump is the greatest !!!  God bless our country and President Trump !!!

65

Rob Happe
Rob Happe
20 hours ago
Trump right about trade deals with nation states. Individual trade deals based on reciprocity. The imbalance now is almost 1 trillion usd

65

Todd Dillon
Todd Dillon
18 hours ago
Trump 2020.

Red wave in November.

62

Not Jeb
Not Jeb
17 hours ago
I'll say it. Donald Trump is the only president I've seen in my 34 years of life that looks younger and healthier and more energized than ANY OTHER suit I've seen occupy the title of President of the United States of America.
Righteousness has a way of showing on the inside that manifests on the outside.
We are fantastic human quantum beings. There is Quantum Timeline Entanglement at work here. We are the controllers of destiny. What you do in THIS timeline affects and leads all other timelines.  Help yourselves. Be good stewards of our Quantum Memetic timeline wizard powers
Shadilay
Praise Kek
/pol/ is always right boomers

33

Psycho Monkee
Psycho Monkee
21 hours ago
❤️🇺🇸PDJT🇺🇸❤️ BEST President Ever‼️

133

Rockstar Bravo
Rockstar Bravo
18 hours ago
The people who are disrespectful to President Trump are traitors and lack good judgment.  Even though Donald Trump is rich and has everything in life, he saw that America was being governed by a corrupt establishment -- the swamp.  One key issue Trump campaigned on was to drain this swamp and restore the power to American people.  Sadly, these toxic, ego-driven, thieving swamp rats are still running loose and dividing our country with their resistance and identity politics.  Come out and vote for our President.  MAGA!!

42

John Rushing
John Rushing
17 hours ago
I live in great falls and had to leave with thousands of people from all over montana because the arena was full. bummed I didn't get in but proud he came to our little city. TRUMP 2020!!!!!!

38

1.168 φ
1.168 φ
19 hours ago
A Non-POLITICIANS will always have my vote

51

triggerrick
triggerrick
18 hours ago
2020 is a lock, go trump.

32

Baird Carver
Baird Carver
18 hours ago
Trump Jr could easily run and win in the future.

33

Todd Dillon
Todd Dillon
18 hours ago
The Party of Maxine Waters Nancy Pelosi Chuck Schumer CNN MSNBC open borders let all immigrants in. Socialism radical liberals

32

Mary Spaabeck
Mary Spaabeck
18 hours ago
Never seen such focused determination! He keeps going ahead in spite of obstruction by both parties! Trying to work within the constitution and keep a balanced agenda is hard work with all the corruption and resistance he gets! Obama lied and did just as he pleased all he wanted was a unlimited piggy bank where were the resistance then?

30

Noah Lamach
Noah Lamach
18 hours ago
I was left outside the rally and the line to get in was backed up several streets

30

Pantera X RATM
Pantera X RATM
18 hours ago
I can’t wait till he gets re-elected! Ohh it’s gonna be awesome 🤗

37

Ellen Jones
Ellen Jones
18 hours ago
Thank you Fox News and YouTube allowing us to see and hear the Pesident's speech.

28

tim mesich
tim mesich
17 hours ago
Trump jr. 2024

26

I.M. Hip
I.M. Hip
17 hours ago
Unlike Obama or any other president, it's a delight to hear Trump speak.

24

re re
re re
17 hours ago
I will vote for him again in 2020

25

Tony David
Tony David
19 hours ago
MAGA = M(any) A(re) G(etting) A(rrested)!!!   And more to follow!  YES....MAGA!!!!

35

Dustin Vinas
Dustin Vinas
17 hours ago
Trump rocks

21

IBelieveIn Fairness
IBelieveIn Fairness
18 hours ago
Proud To Be An American Lyrics:
And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A.....-Lee Greenwood -
GOD BLESS AMERICA.!

20

MrQbenDanny
MrQbenDanny
15 hours ago
WE ARE SO LUCKY TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT!!!!

12

mike jones
mike jones
17 hours ago
Trump looks like he's getting younger

18

Joseph Cherry
Joseph Cherry
18 hours ago
God Bless our President .. Donald Trump

17

videodudeX
videodudeX
17 hours ago
LAME! Liberals Are Melting Everywhere!

16

Martin P. Murtha
Martin P. Murtha
18 hours ago
DAMN TROLLS AND DEMS ARE EVERYWHERE

14

Erick Lassiter
Erick Lassiter
19 hours ago
GOP WINNING EVERYDAY versus LIBERAL HEAD'S EXPLODING EVERYDAY = :)

47

Antoinette Adame
Antoinette Adame
18 hours ago
Don Jr is fantastic. He needs to run for POTUS.

15

Dustin Vinas
Dustin Vinas
17 hours ago
Nice to have someone actually representing the US

14

I.M. Hip
I.M. Hip
18 hours ago
The deception seen in the fake news before election day helped to elect Donald Trump as President of the United States.  Thank you CNN.  You've served your purpose so now you may go out of business.

13


I.M. Hip
18 hours ago (edited)
MFW - Maxine "EFFING" Waters will be responsible for the END of the democratic party.

12

Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler
18 hours ago
Beautiful state and swell people in good O’l Montana. Thanks to all the patriots there.

14

triggerrick
triggerrick
18 hours ago
I so badly want trump to come out one day Triple H style

12

nina e
nina e
18 hours ago
KAG!!!!!🙌🏼

12

Not Jeb
Not Jeb
17 hours ago
Shadilay president Trump
The Thousand Points of Light are alluded to by one of my favorite authors CS Lewis. The magicians nephew. I cannot fathom this as a coincidence sir because there are none
I'm joining the Space Force as soon as enlistment is open

Praise Kek and long Love the Republic

6

Cor Neg
Cor Neg
18 hours ago
😁🇺🇸😁🇺🇸😁

11

Villy Rivera
Villy Rivera
17 hours ago
Imagine if Hiliary the liar of socialist Bernie were president ?  We WOULD HAVE  been screwed !!!!!!!   TRUMP !!!!

11

Hunter Jones
Hunter Jones
16 hours ago
Space Force Mutha Fukas! Wait until 30 years from now when our first Galactic Battleship is named The USSF Donald J Trump, the Liberals will have another total meltdown!

17

Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres
14 hours ago
His greatest rally speech ever, a must watch! 🇺🇸

9

Bill Briscoe
Bill Briscoe
17 hours ago
WOO HOO MAGA!!!!

9

Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres
15 hours ago
A great man, a great speech, and a great rally!

8

Rick Raymond
Rick Raymond
16 hours ago
Like a BOSS!!!!!!

8

Myko Chen
Myko Chen
16 hours ago
of course snowflakes are melting in July lol

8

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(Blog commentary continued:)

I don't doubt that at least some of the comments above were probably actually entered by real, living people -- FROM SOMEWHERE in the world.  It's also understood that Fox News viewers may tend to generally support Donald Trump -- still.

Nonetheless, here are copied screenshots of four selected commentators (YT "home page") taken from the list above:

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Those screenshots may or may not prove much, and I'm not an expert. So I'll end this post with links (- no endorsement, follow at your own risk in some cases -) to some available sites that discuss and/or promote "YouTube comment bots", or similar:

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-YouTube-comments-so-pro-Trump

https://www.supagrowth.com/youtube-comment-bot

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/wjbq94/pro-trump-robot-videos-are-popping-up-all-over-youtube-and-no-one-seems-to-know-why

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Closing comment: Use your own brain.... Read/watch news and analysis from a variety of reputable sources.... Take a good long look in the mirror FIRST when thinking about some of your life's problems and their likely cause..... Please VOTE in November, and in every election. (No widespread election voting fraud has ever been uncovered in the U.S.)

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Aberrant times sometimes require aberrant actions, responses

(Commentary, temporarily posted:)

7/5/18 update: Scott Pruitt has reportedly resigned....But the interim replacement person apparently may be another anti-environment, pro-industry operative. (News/analysis article links:)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/climate/wheeler-epa-pruitt.html

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/17/593546626/former-coal-lobbyist-on-tap-for-no-2-spot-at-epa


(Previously written/posted material:)

"....We deserve to have somebody at the EPA who actually does protect our environment, someone who believes in climate change and takes it seriously for the benefit of all us, including our children...I would urge you to resign before your scandals push you out."

(Source link)

Hooray for Ms. Mink....Betting she's the kind of no-nonsense teacher who's marched a few wayward young miscreants straight to the principal's office....




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P.S. For reference (news/analysis links):

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/climate/scott-pruitt-epa-investigations-guide.html

https://gizmodo.com/the-epas-top-ethics-official-is-urging-more-investigati-1827272338

https://www.thedailybeast.com/scott-pruitt-personally-involved-in-ratfcking-ex-aides-who-he-feels-betrayed-him

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/climate/pruitt-clean-air-water-rollbacks.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-lawsuit/us-states-sue-epa-pruitt-for-rolling-back-climate-change-rule-idUSKBN1JN2UO



...Etc., etc.

YES. More excellent work here...(Reposted analysis, commentary)

(Temporarily posted here..)

Worth a viewing: More reasons why we (that is, the American people -- who aren't already duped or subverted/corrupted) need to pay attention, question, challenge, fight back, etc. etc.... :


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