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The American Tax Payer should not be on the Hook for a Treasonous Trump Sieg Heil Rally. Let Treasonous Trumpâs wealthy Swamp donors pay for their own entertainment. Drain the Swamp and remove all of Treasonous Trumpâs Swamp Creatures. And get rid of all these False Patriots who do not respect the Constitution, The Rule of Law, Our Institutions, and have a corrupted understanding of God and Jesus. Treasonous Trump is the Antichrist. He is Adulterous, Pathological Lier, Corrupt, Fake Christian, Narcissistic, Immoral, 22 Sexual Assaults, etc.
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Frederick Zaugg
THE PLOT TO BETRAY AMERICA
How Russia saw Trump: âA potential asset and an exploitable victimââ©â©âWow,â Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow, exclaimed on Twitter in late October. âWe still need to understand why Trump remains so intent on appeasing Putin.ââ©What set off McFaul was testimony from a top State Department official that âsenior officials in the White Houseâ had blocked the department from condemning Moscow for attacking Ukrainian ships in the Azov Sea. And on that day it was telling that even McFaul, a Kremlin-watcher for nearly 40 years, was struggling to put his finger on exactly what had driven the president of the United States into the Russian strongmanâs arms, tugging the Republican Party along with him.â©Trumpâs affinity for Vladimir Putin seemed to glow red during a now-notorious 2018 Helsinki news conference when he sided with the former KGB agentâs denials of election interference over U.S. intelligence agenciesâ findings. But so much else has erupted before and since, from revelations that he was secretly pursuing a Moscow hotel deal during the 2016 campaign, to exposĂ©s of his business relations with Russian oligarchs, to his continuing criticism of the NATO alliance, to his acquiescence to Russian troops taking over abandoned U.S. bases in Syria, to his pressure on Ukraineâs president to say publicly that Kyiv, not Moscow, had hacked the computers of the Democratic National Committee.
â©Why do once-loyal men go bad? Mole hunters have an acronym for it: MICE, which stands for money, ideology, coercion/compromise and ego/excitement. Trump qualifies for three out of four, in the telling of Nance (and many others whoâve long followed Trumpâs career), that explain his attachment to Moscow. Ideologyâs not one of them, notwithstanding Trumpâs crude nationalist populism that in many ways apes Putinâs kleptocratic rule. According to New York state records revealed by the Smoking Gun, he changed party registrations at least five times over the years.
â©His first wife, Ivana, a native of communist Czechoslovakia, whose Moscow-controlled spy service, the StB, had long counted her father as an informant. Her 1977 marriage to Trump had prompted the Czechs to open a dossier on him. âWe knew that Trump was influential. He didnât hide that he wanted to become president one day,â the StBâs then-chief said years later. âWe were interested in learning more things about him.ââ©Especially his weaknesses. In Trump, they found two, a hunger for money and a raging ego, not to mention a lust for beautiful women. They began dangling opportunities â the Miss Universe contest, Trump Tower Moscow. They treated him like a potentate, affording him the bedroom suite reserved for princes and presidents at the Moscow Ritz-Carlton. Then, in the wake of Trumpâs Atlantic City bankruptcies, Trump found new sources of cash from Russian sources, including the Kremlin-connected Deutsche Bank, Russian oligarchs who bought luxury condos in Trump Tower and âNew York City allies from the former Soviet Unionâ who partnered with him in real estate deals from SoHo to Baku. One of them, Felix Sater, would eventually be accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from a Kazakhstan bank âto develop a Trump Tower in Moscow,â according to a lawsuit reported by the Associated Press.â©â©That Trump wanted the details of his financial sources kept secret (along with his tax returns) was all the better, Nance notes: It gave Putin a better hold on him, a tool for coercion.â©From the beginning, Russia had used âthe MICE strategy to bring him under its sway, as his interest in Russia clearly blinded him,â Nance theorizes. âHe was a potential asset and an exploitable victim worth keeping.ââ©Judging by his Russia-related decisions and pronouncements, the strategy has worked. Trump has dismissed Moscowâs subversion of American politics and pursued debunked conspiracy theories tying Ukraine to Hillary Clintonâs campaign. Equally important to Moscowâs strategic goals, heâs disparaged NATO and, by championing Brexit, undermined the European Union.
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Trump and Epstein shared âgirlsâ at parties. They were the best of friends until a business deal went south and Trump ran for president. See below:
It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trumpâs members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
âI arranged to have some contestants fly in,â Mr. Houraney recalled in an interview on Monday. âAt the very first party, I said, âWhoâs coming tonight? I have 28 girls coming.â It was him and Epstein.â
Mr. Houraney, who had just partnered with Mr. Trump to host events at his casinos, said he was surprised. âI said, âDonald, this is supposed to be a party with V.I.P.s. Youâre telling me itâs you and Epstein?ââ
âIâve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,â Mr. Trump told New York magazine in 2002. âHeâs a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.â
âI said, âLook, Donald, I know Jeff really well, I canât have him going after younger girls,ââ Mr. Houraney remembers. âHe said, âLook Iâm putting my name on this. I wouldnât put my name on it and have a scandal.ââ
Mr. Houraney said he âpretty much had to ban Jeff from my events â Trump didnât care about that.â
Shortly before the 2016 presidential election, Mr. Houraney accused Mr. Trump himself of inappropriate behavior toward his girlfriend and business partner, Jill Harth, during their business dealings.
He also dismissed Mr. Houraneyâs warning about his friendâs conduct.
âI said, âLook, Donald, I know Jeff really well, I canât have him going after younger girls,ââ Mr. Houraney remembers. âHe said, âLook Iâm putting my name on this. I wouldnât put my name on it and have a scandal.ââ
Mr. Houraney said he âpretty much had to ban Jeff from my events â Trump didnât care about that.â
Shortly before the 2016 presidential election, Mr. Houraney accused Mr. Trump himself of inappropriate behavior toward his girlfriend and business partner, Jill Harth, during their business dealings.
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Trump and Epstein shared âgirlsâ at parties. They were the best of friends until a business deal went south and Trump ran for president. See below:
It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trumpâs members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
âI arranged to have some contestants fly in,â Mr. Houraney recalled in an interview on Monday. âAt the very first party, I said, âWhoâs coming tonight? I have 28 girls coming.â It was him and Epstein.â
Mr. Houraney, who had just partnered with Mr. Trump to host events at his casinos, said he was surprised. âI said, âDonald, this is supposed to be a party with V.I.P.s. Youâre telling me itâs you and Epstein?ââ
âIâve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,â Mr. Trump told New York magazine in 2002. âHeâs a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.â
âI said, âLook, Donald, I know Jeff really well, I canât have him going after younger girls,ââ Mr. Houraney remembers. âHe said, âLook Iâm putting my name on this. I wouldnât put my name on it and have a scandal.ââ
Mr. Houraney said he âpretty much had to ban Jeff from my events â Trump didnât care about that.â
Shortly before the 2016 presidential election, Mr. Houraney accused Mr. Trump himself of inappropriate behavior toward his girlfriend and business partner, Jill Harth, during their business dealings.
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In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are deadly: those that alter the Deity of Christ, redefine the Trinity â or even deny the Trinity. Sometimes a charmer will lead the susceptible off into error that results in physical death â Jonestown and Waco come to mind. [The Cult of Trump]
We must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Last time, we looked at five tests you can apply to any teacherâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3) [Trump?]
Peter is describing the way they operate.
privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
feigned words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words.
Know them by their manner.
And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. [Trump?]
Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again. We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives. [Trump?]
They call themselves prophets, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14 [Trump?]
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous. [Trump?]
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. Youâve perhaps seen some of these hucksters on TV who merchandise the Gospel of Christ. In my estimation, the hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him. [Spurn the Antichrist, Spurn Trump]
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Jazmine Sanders
Unfortunately, those Prosperity Preachers who surround Treasonous Trump in this video âcallâ themselves Christians. Jesus never taught that your charitable donations would come back to you and make you materially wealthy. Each and every one of the above Preaches Teaches Prosperity Christianity.
Paula White, Trumpâs official Whitehouse Spiritual Advisor is a prominent televangelists who teach a prosperity gospel, that God will reward believers with wealth and health, a teaching that many Christians believe is heretical.
Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith)[A] is a controversial religious belief among some Protestant Christians, who hold that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.
In summary it goes like this: If you give Paula White $10 God will give you $20. If you give Paula White $1,000 God might let you win the lottery. Paula White becomes rich, has multiple mansions, multiple jets, and fancy life style all on the backs of her followers. Is this a âChristianâ you want advising your president?
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TBill
U.S. Confirmed Covid19 đŠ cases 401,636, Recovered 22,476, Deaths 12,905.
Our president:
âItâs a Hoaxâ
âWe did a beautiful job and have contained, not air tight, but I will say air tightâ
âWe have 15 cases soon we will have noneâ
âWe contained it, no one could have done it betterâ
âItâs no worse than the fluâ
âIt will soon disappearâ
OMG âItâs a National Emergencyâ, âI knew it was a Pandemic before it was called a Pandemicâ
Yes indeed, our president, a purveyor of truth and shinning example of competence.
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CB BC
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are deadly: those that alter the Deity of Christ, redefine the Trinity â or even deny the Trinity. Sometimes a charmer will lead the susceptible off into error that results in physical death â Jonestown and Waco come to mind. [The Cult of Trump]
We must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Last time, we looked at five tests you can apply to any teacherâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3) [Trump?]
Peter is describing the way they operate.
privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
feigned words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words.
Know them by their manner.
And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. [Trump?]
Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again. We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives. [Trump?]
They call themselves prophets, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14 [Trump?]
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous. [Trump?]
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. Youâve perhaps seen some of these hucksters on TV who merchandise the Gospel of Christ. In my estimation, the hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him. [Spurn the Antichrist, Spurn Trump]
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Dale Hansen
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are evil, we must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Five tests you can apply to any false prophetâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive. It is method, manner, and motive that Trump fails and his parse knowledge of scripture.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Peter is describing the way they operate. Privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
Feigned Words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words. Trump uses all of these tricks.
Know them by their manner. And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again (Note Trumpâs Adultery and Howard Stern talk). We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude, verse 4
They call themselves The Chosen One, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous.
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. A very Trumpian description.
Trump is surrounded by Prosperity Preachers. These hucksters are on TV and merchandise the Gospel of Christ. The hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them. God is saying: Here is My solemn warning to every counterfeiter. When the angels fell, I judged them. When civilization in Noahâs day became polluted, I judged them. When Sodom and Gomorrah became perverted, I judged them. And Iâm going to judge these false prophets.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him.
Is it possible that Trump is the Antichrist?
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Dale Hansen
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are evil, we must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Five tests you can apply to any false prophetâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive. It is method, manner, and motive that Trump fails and his parse knowledge of scripture.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Peter is describing the way they operate. Privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
Feigned Words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words. Trump uses all of these tricks.
Know them by their manner. And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again (Note Trumpâs Adultery and Howard Stern talk). We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude, verse 4
They call themselves The Chosen One, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous.
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. A very Trumpian description.
Trump is surrounded by Prosperity Preachers. These hucksters are on TV and merchandise the Gospel of Christ. The hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them. God is saying: Here is My solemn warning to every counterfeiter. When the angels fell, I judged them. When civilization in Noahâs day became polluted, I judged them. When Sodom and Gomorrah became perverted, I judged them. And Iâm going to judge these false prophets.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him.
Is it possible that Trump is the Antichrist?
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Dale Hansen
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are evil, we must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Five tests you can apply to any false prophetâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive. It is method, manner, and motive that Trump fails and his parse knowledge of scripture.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Peter is describing the way they operate. Privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
Feigned Words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words. Trump uses all of these tricks.
Know them by their manner. And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again (Note Trumpâs Adultery and Howard Stern talk). We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude, verse 4
They call themselves The Chosen One, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous.
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. A very Trumpian description.
Trump is surrounded by Prosperity Preachers. These hucksters are on TV and merchandise the Gospel of Christ. The hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them. God is saying: Here is My solemn warning to every counterfeiter. When the angels fell, I judged them. When civilization in Noahâs day became polluted, I judged them. When Sodom and Gomorrah became perverted, I judged them. And Iâm going to judge these false prophets.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him.
Is it possible that Trump is the Antichrist?
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Dale Hansen
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are evil, we must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Five tests you can apply to any false prophetâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive. It is method, manner, and motive that Trump fails and his parse knowledge of scripture.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Peter is describing the way they operate. Privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
Feigned Words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words. Trump uses all of these tricks.
Know them by their manner. And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again (Note Trumpâs Adultery and Howard Stern talk). We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude, verse 4
They call themselves The Chosen One, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous.
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. A very Trumpian description.
Trump is surrounded by Prosperity Preachers. These hucksters are on TV and merchandise the Gospel of Christ. The hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them. God is saying: Here is My solemn warning to every counterfeiter. When the angels fell, I judged them. When civilization in Noahâs day became polluted, I judged them. When Sodom and Gomorrah became perverted, I judged them. And Iâm going to judge these false prophets.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him.
Is it possible that Trump is the Antichrist?
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Dale Hansen
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are evil, we must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Five tests you can apply to any false prophetâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive. It is method, manner, and motive that Trump fails and his parse knowledge of scripture.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Peter is describing the way they operate. Privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
Feigned Words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words. Trump uses all of these tricks.
Know them by their manner. And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again (Note Trumpâs Adultery and Howard Stern talk). We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude, verse 4
They call themselves The Chosen One, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous.
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. A very Trumpian description.
Trump is surrounded by Prosperity Preachers. These hucksters are on TV and merchandise the Gospel of Christ. The hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them. God is saying: Here is My solemn warning to every counterfeiter. When the angels fell, I judged them. When civilization in Noahâs day became polluted, I judged them. When Sodom and Gomorrah became perverted, I judged them. And Iâm going to judge these false prophets.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him.
Is it possible that Trump is the Antichrist?
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whoopyNL whoopy
You are full of đ©. Never try to BS a Historian. Read what follows:
National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), more commonly known as Nazism (/ËnÉËtsiÉȘzÉm, ËnĂŠt-/),[1] is the ideology and practices associated with the Nazi Partyâofficially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP)âin Nazi Germany, and of other far-right groups with similar ideas and aims.
Nazism is a form of fascism and showed that ideology's disdain for liberal democracy and the parliamentary system, but also incorporated fervent antisemitism, anti-communism, scientific racism, and eugenics into its creed. Its extreme nationalism came from Pan-Germanism and the ethno-nationalist völkisch movement prominent in the German nationalism of the time, and it was strongly influenced by the Freikorps paramilitary groups that emerged after Germany's defeat in World War I, from which came the party's "cult of violence" which was "at the heart of the movement."[2]
Notice FAR RIGHT GROUPS. Nazi may have the word Socialist in it but it has nothing in common with socialism.
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Far-right politics are politics further on the right of the left-right spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of extreme nationalism,[1][2] nativist ideologies, and authoritarian tendencies,[3] all sustained by an organicist vision of the world, part of broader philosophical holism, where all systems are viewed as wholes, not merely as a collection of parts, as they are in reductionism.[4]
Used to describe the historical experiences of fascism and Nazism,[5] it today includes neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, Third Position, the alt-right, white nationalism[6] and other ideologies or organizations that feature ultranationalist, chauvinist, xenophobic, racist, homophobic, anti-communist, or reactionary views.[7] These can lead to oppression, violence, forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, and even genocide against groups of people based on their supposed inferiority, or their perceived threat to the native ethnic group,[8][9] nation, state,[10] national religion, dominant culture or ultraconservative traditional social institutions.[11]
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1. Multiple witnesses confirmed the existence of a distinct diplomatic channel directed by presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
William Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine, testified that there was "an irregular, informal channel of U.S. policy-making with respect to Ukraine, one which included then-Special Envoy Kurt Volker, Ambassador (to the European Union Gordon) Sondland, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, and as I subsequently learned, Mr. Giuliani."
Sondland â one of these so-called "Three Amigos" â testified that "in response to our persistent efforts to change his views, President Trump directed us to âtalk with Rudy.â We understood that âtalk with Rudyâ meant talk with Mr. Rudolph W. Giuliani, the presidentâs personal lawyer."
Meanwhile, Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, testified that she was targeted by the Giuliani effort to "smear" her reputation, amid concerns that she was standing in the way of this irregular channel.
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2. Sondland testified that top officials were "in the loop" on this Giuliani-led channel.
Sondland testified that he was not operating in a vacuum â he said the leadership in the State Department, the National Security Council, and the White House were informed about Ukraine efforts between May and Sept. 11, when the stalled military aid to Ukraine was released.
Sondland specifically said that those who were kept "informed of our activities" included Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, then-National Security Adviser John Bolton, and then-National Security Council officials Fiona Hill and Tim Morrison. "They knew what we were doing and why," he said.
Sondland said that he and others who worked with Giuliani were doing so at the "express direction" of Trump.
According to Sondland, Giuliani wanted President Volodymyr Zelensky to publicly commit to an investigation, specifically mentioning a conspiracy theory that claims the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike hid a server of Hillary Clintonâs emails, and Burisma, the company where Hunter Biden served as a board member.
"Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret," Sondland testified, citing WhatsApp messages and emails.
Sondland also testified â and was backed up by David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat stationed in Ukraine â that Trump called him while he was at a restaurant in Ukraine. In that overheard call, Sondland testified to having said that Zelensky was "very willing to work with the United States and was being very amicable."
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3. Several witnesses testified that they perceived a quid pro quo.
Witnesses testified that they interpreted two possible quid pro quos. Ukraineâs part of the deal would be to announce an investigation into the Bidens. In exchange, the United States would lift the hold on military aid, or hold a White House meeting with Zelensky, or both, depending on the testimony.
Sondland testified that, based on his communications with Pompeo, he told a senior aide to Zelensky that "resumption of U.S. aid would likely not occur until Ukraine took some kind of action on the public statement that we had been discussing for many weeks." (Upon questioning, Sondland acknowledged that Trump did not directly tell him about preconditions for the aid to be released.)
Sondland also portrayed Vice President Mike Pence as in the know, at least at a later point. Sondland testified that before a Sept. 1 meeting with Zelensky, he told Pence that he had concerns that the delay in aid had been tied to the investigations. (Pence told a Wisconsin TV station that he didnât recall such a discussion with Sondland.)
Meanwhile, Holmes, testified that top Ukrainian officials were well aware of the hold on military funding and felt stiff-armed about a long-discussed White House meeting.
Hill testified similarly. "It became very clear that the White House meeting itself was being predicated on other issues, namely investigations and the questions about the election interference in 2016," she said.
Sondland added that he believed the deal was predicated on the announcement of investigations, rather than the actual undertaking of investigations. Zelensky "had to announce the investigations. He didnât actually have to do them, as I understood it." This testimony undercuts the argument that the president cared about rooting out all corruption in Ukraine. Focusing on the announcement rather than the follow through would suggest an interest in a campaign talking point rather than full-fledged reform.
Example: Wells Fargo Employees never had Sr. Management say in the clearest possible words âGo cheat the customer as many times as you can possibly get away with or you will be firedâ But there was absolutely No One who didnât know what was expected of them.
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Dale Hansen
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are evil, we must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Five tests you can apply to any false prophetâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive. It is method, manner, and motive that Trump fails and his parse knowledge of scripture.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Peter is describing the way they operate. Privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
Feigned Words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words. Trump uses all of these tricks.
Know them by their manner. And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again (Note Trumpâs Adultery and Howard Stern talk). We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude, verse 4
They call themselves The Chosen One, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous.
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. A very Trumpian description.
Trump is surrounded by Prosperity Preachers. These hucksters are on TV and merchandise the Gospel of Christ. The hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them. God is saying: Here is My solemn warning to every counterfeiter. When the angels fell, I judged them. When civilization in Noahâs day became polluted, I judged them. When Sodom and Gomorrah became perverted, I judged them. And Iâm going to judge these false prophets.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him.
Is it possible that Trump is the Antichrist?
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Tom Perkins
We share age, education, and experience - Masters in Finance. I voted Republican all my life until Treasonous Trump came along - granted I by then I had serious concerns about trickle down economics and Bushâs War on WMDs. However, for me GOP was becoming too fanatical, driven by a touch of crazy, and a large dose of immorality for my taste. As for Treasonous (a synonym fo betrayal) no one seeks help from, receives help from, or tryâs to justify any of the before from the Russian GRU and not fall from grace in my eyes. To add insult to injury he said in his own words that what he did with the Russians was perfect and he would do it again. As a military officer such associations would have rightly terminated my career with extreme prejudice - and rightly so. Source of Trumpâs Collusion, Cooperation, Tango Dancing, Betrayal, or what ever word you care to call it. Vol I Mueller Report pages 1 - 198.
I have always had concerns about both parties but Treasonous Trump is a totally new animal, unrestrained by knowledge, ideology, norms, or morality. If you read history he demonstrates many the characteristics of a petty would be Dictator. As a Polly Sci major surely you studied Hitlerâs rise to power in the 30s, or Francisco Franco, or Benito Mussolini. Not everything these dictators did was bad for the electorate but on the whole their rule was devastating.
Note: Yes I am aware that these Dictators showed a pension for violence and brute force early on in their careers but TT has hinted a time or two that he would love to unleash the faithful with their guns - puffery or wishful thinking?
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texascpa
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of Foundation
Under a settlement, the president admitted he had used his charity to bolster his campaign and settle business debts.
The payments were part of a settlement announced last month that capped a drawn-out legal battle. In the end, the president admitted in court documents that he had used the foundation to settle legal obligations of his businesses and even to purchase a portrait of himself.
As part of the settlement, Mr. Trump, who at first dismissed the suit as a political attack, made 19 detailed admissions, acknowledging, for example, that the foundation had purchased the $10,000 portrait of himself that was ultimately displayed at one of his Florida hotels.
He admitted to using the foundationâs money to settle obligations of some of his for-profit companies, including a golf club in Westchester County, N.Y., and Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida which he frequently visits.
And he admitted that the foundation had given his presidential campaign control over about $2.8 million that the foundation had raised at a veterans fund-raiser in Iowa in January 2016. Mr. Trump acknowledged the fund-raiser was in fact a campaign event.
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THE PLOT TO BETRAY AMERICA
How Russia saw Trump: âA potential asset and an exploitable victimââ©â©âWow,â Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow, exclaimed on Twitter in late October. âWe still need to understand why Trump remains so intent on appeasing Putin.ââ©What set off McFaul was testimony from a top State Department official that âsenior officials in the White Houseâ had blocked the department from condemning Moscow for attacking Ukrainian ships in the Azov Sea. And on that day it was telling that even McFaul, a Kremlin-watcher for nearly 40 years, was struggling to put his finger on exactly what had driven the president of the United States into the Russian strongmanâs arms, tugging the Republican Party along with him.â©Trumpâs affinity for Vladimir Putin seemed to glow red during a now-notorious 2018 Helsinki news conference when he sided with the former KGB agentâs denials of election interference over U.S. intelligence agenciesâ findings. But so much else has erupted before and since, from revelations that he was secretly pursuing a Moscow hotel deal during the 2016 campaign, to exposĂ©s of his business relations with Russian oligarchs, to his continuing criticism of the NATO alliance, to his acquiescence to Russian troops taking over abandoned U.S. bases in Syria, to his pressure on Ukraineâs president to say publicly that Kyiv, not Moscow, had hacked the computers of the Democratic National Committee.
â©Why do once-loyal men go bad? Mole hunters have an acronym for it: MICE, which stands for money, ideology, coercion/compromise and ego/excitement. Trump qualifies for three out of four, in the telling of Nance (and many others whoâve long followed Trumpâs career), that explain his attachment to Moscow. Ideologyâs not one of them, notwithstanding Trumpâs crude nationalist populism that in many ways apes Putinâs kleptocratic rule. According to New York state records revealed by the Smoking Gun, he changed party registrations at least five times over the years.
â©His first wife, Ivana, a native of communist Czechoslovakia, whose Moscow-controlled spy service, the StB, had long counted her father as an informant. Her 1977 marriage to Trump had prompted the Czechs to open a dossier on him. âWe knew that Trump was influential. He didnât hide that he wanted to become president one day,â the StBâs then-chief said years later. âWe were interested in learning more things about him.ââ©Especially his weaknesses. In Trump, they found two, a hunger for money and a raging ego, not to mention a lust for beautiful women. They began dangling opportunities â the Miss Universe contest, Trump Tower Moscow. They treated him like a potentate, affording him the bedroom suite reserved for princes and presidents at the Moscow Ritz-Carlton. Then, in the wake of Trumpâs Atlantic City bankruptcies, Trump found new sources of cash from Russian sources, including the Kremlin-connected Deutsche Bank, Russian oligarchs who bought luxury condos in Trump Tower and âNew York City allies from the former Soviet Unionâ who partnered with him in real estate deals from SoHo to Baku. One of them, Felix Sater, would eventually be accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from a Kazakhstan bank âto develop a Trump Tower in Moscow,â according to a lawsuit reported by the Associated Press.â©â©That Trump wanted the details of his financial sources kept secret (along with his tax returns) was all the better, Nance notes: It gave Putin a better hold on him, a tool for coercion.â©From the beginning, Russia had used âthe MICE strategy to bring him under its sway, as his interest in Russia clearly blinded him,â Nance theorizes. âHe was a potential asset and an exploitable victim worth keeping.ââ©Judging by his Russia-related decisions and pronouncements, the strategy has worked. Trump has dismissed Moscowâs subversion of American politics and pursued debunked conspiracy theories tying Ukraine to Hillary Clintonâs campaign. Equally important to Moscowâs strategic goals, heâs disparaged NATO and, by championing Brexit, undermined the European Union.
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 @klaldailova4162Â
Hebrew Bible
In the Hebrew Bible, Sodom was a city destroyed by God because of the evil of its inhabitants. No specific sin is given as the reason for God's great wrath. The story of Sodom's destructionâand of Abraham's failed attempt to intercede with God and prevent that destructionâappears in Genesis 18â19. The connection between Sodom and homosexuality is derived from the described attempt by a mob of the city's people to rape Lot's male guests. Some suggest the sinfulness for which Sodom was destroyed might have consisted mainly in the violation of obligations of hospitality, which were important for the original writers of the Biblical account.[18] In Judges 19â21, there is an account, similar in many ways, where Gibeah, a city of the Benjamin tribe, is destroyed by the other tribes of Israel in revenge for a mob of its inhabitants raping and killing a woman. Neither view about why Sodom was destroyed takes into account the fact that its destruction was planned before the guests arrived in the city, Genesis 18:17.
Many times in the Pentateuch and Prophets, writers use God's destruction of Sodom to demonstrate His awesome power. This happens in Deuteronomy 29; Isaiah 1, 3, and 13; Jeremiah 49 and 50; Lamentations 4; Amos 4.11; and Zephaniah 2.9. Deuteronomy 32, Jeremiah 23.14, and Lamentations 4 reference the sinfulness of Sodom, but do not specify any particular sin.
Specific sins which Sodom is linked to by the prophets of the Old Testament are adultery and lying (Jeremiah 23:14).
In Ezekiel 16, a long comparison is made between Sodom and the kingdom of Judah. "Yet you have not merely walked in their ways or done according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you acted more corruptly in all your conduct than they." (v. 47, NASB) "Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. (vss. 49â50, NASB) (Note that the Hebrew for the word "thus" is the conjunction "Ś" which is usually translated "and", thus KJV, NIV, and CEV omit the word entirely.)
There is no explicit mention of any sexual sin in Ezekiel's summation and "abomination" is used to describe many sins.
The Authorized King James Version translates Deuteronomy 23:17 as: "There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel," but the word corresponding to "sodomite" in the Hebrew original, Qadesh (Hebrew:Ś§ŚŚ©), does not refer to Sodom, and has been translated in the New International Version as "shrine prostitute"; male shrine prostitutes may have served barren women in fertility rites rather than engaging in homosexual acts; this also applies to other instances of the word sodomite in the King James Version.[19][20]
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 @hawk4813Â
1. Mueller Report and Media Coverage: I could find no retractions by the NYT or WAPO on Trump/Russia coverage. Both sites have a list for each year the number and type of mistakes they made. The majority are misspellings and minor corrections that do not alter the reporting in any fundamental way. If you have examples I would be more that happy to read them. But again, I would like to point out that all NYT and WAPO Reporting was substantiated by the Mueller Report, The House Intel Committee Report, CIA, FBI, and the Republican Controlled Senate Intel Report - excellent reading if you are inclined.
Note: As for whether the Republican Controlled Senate choosing to impeach or not impeach is strictly a political call. The Senate does not set as a Jury and is under zero obligation to find fault using fact. Even in our Courts of Law a Real Jury can go rouge as in the case of OJ Simpson. Very few people believe he was "Not Guilty" but yet the Jury refused to find him Guilty - Acquittal is the proper term.
2. CNN and The Scaramucci story: On June 26, 2017, CNN investigative journalists Thomas Frank, Eric Lichtblau, and Lex Haris voluntarily resigned after the network retracted an online article which incorrectly connected Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci to a $10 billion Russian investment fund. The network apologized to Scaramucci and admitted that the online story did not meet their editorial standards.
3. Nick Sandman, Seth Richie law suits, etc. Occasionally the news gets some things wrong and that is why we have liable laws. An interesting question here is one of intent. Was the reporting for the sole purpose of malice, feeding red meat to the audience, or just plain mistaken reporting.
The NYT Opinion Op Ed. Nothing expressed in the opinion article could not be supported by either the House Intel Report, FBI, CIA, and Senate Intel Report. Granted one must always keep in mind that these are Opinion pieces. To me a better question are the Talking Head Opinion People AKA Tucker, Hannity, Rush, Ingraham (I am sure you have some leftwing people in mind as well). Personally, I would not be opposed to higher journalistic requirements of Opinion Talking Heads.
I can find no examples of a flagging situation that occurred without reason - perhaps you could share one with me. No president, congressman, or public servant should ever be allowed to peddle outright lies. Any who do so should have a warning label slapped on them and a link to reliable evidence to the contrary. Suggesting the Chopping the heads off of public officials be it a former presidential advisor or a terribly un funny comedian is just plain wrong. Politicians have always told partial and half truths but very rarely did they ever outright lie and lie in a very obvious manner - Trump has changed the world in this regard.
In summary, this issue is a very difficult issue to regulate. If it helps you any, I voted for every Republican President or Candidate prior to Trump. I am currently opposed to the GOP because of what I see as crazy extreme rightwing politics, an abandonment of principles, and Tax Cut & Spend foolishness. To me the Democrats do not offer perfection but sanity.
On a side note, the other day Zoom chose to not host a former Palestinian woman who had hijacked two planes in the past and currently belongs to a Palestinian Organization that is on the U.S. Terrorist list. She and others had set up a 1,500 person streaming event that Zoom Canceled. Do you agree or disagree?
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jemi joyland
Is this the Gospel of Jesus foretelling of the coming of Treasonous Trump?
As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives,* the disciples approached him privately and said, âTell us, when will this happen, and what sign will there be of your coming, and of the end of the age?â
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* Jesus said to them in reply, âSee that no one deceives you.
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For many will come in my name, saying, âI am the Messiah,â and they will deceive many. [Treasonous Trump?]
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b You will hear of wars* and reports of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for these things must happen, but it will not yet be the end.
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c Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be famines and earthquakes from place to place.
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* All these are the beginning of the labor pains.
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* d Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.
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And then many will be led into sin; they will betray and hate one another. [Foretelling of Treasonous Trump?]
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e But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
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CB BC
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are deadly: those that alter the Deity of Christ, redefine the Trinity â or even deny the Trinity. Sometimes a charmer will lead the susceptible off into error that results in physical death â Jonestown and Waco come to mind. [The Cult of Trump]
We must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Last time, we looked at five tests you can apply to any teacherâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3) [Trump?]
Peter is describing the way they operate.
privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
feigned words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words.
Know them by their manner.
And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. [Trump?]
Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again. We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives. [Trump?]
They call themselves prophets, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14 [Trump?]
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous. [Trump?]
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. Youâve perhaps seen some of these hucksters on TV who merchandise the Gospel of Christ. In my estimation, the hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him. [Spurn the Antichrist, Spurn Trump]
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Chris Dumont
CB BC
In these last days, Scripture warns that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Believers who are not well-grounded make easy targets for doctrines that may sound good but are filled with error.
Some doctrines are deadly: those that alter the Deity of Christ, redefine the Trinity â or even deny the Trinity. Sometimes a charmer will lead the susceptible off into error that results in physical death â Jonestown and Waco come to mind. [The Cult of Trump]
We must sharpen our awareness and be alert â not just for ourselves but for our loved ones who might otherwise be drawn to a false prophet.
Last time, we looked at five tests you can apply to any teacherâs message: the Source, Savior, Subject, Salvation, and Sanctification tests. But even if the teacherâs message passes these tests, we still should examine his method, manner, and motive.
Know them by their method.
They ââŠprivily shall bring in damnable heresiesâŠAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: (2 Peter 2:1-3) [Trump?]
Peter is describing the way they operate.
privily means âsecretly, clandestinely, in a way thatâs hard to spot.â Give the devil credit for being clever. His helpers lay false teaching alongside good teaching in order to confuse.
feigned words. The word feigned in the Greek is plastos, from which we get our word âplastic.â Plastic is pliable, molding itself just simply to fit and to imitateâŠplastic preachers with plastic words.
Know them by their manner.
And many shall follow their pernicious ways⊠(v. 2)
Pernicious is a word we donât use much today. It literally means âunbridled lust.â The center, sum and substance of their message is themselves. [Trump?]
Have you noticed that apostasy and immorality go hand in hand? Often youâll hear about false teachers being caught in adultery. Or, within their belief system, they advocate immorality, multiple wives, or some sort of âfree sex.â We see it over and over again. We hear news reports of a cult under the spell of a leader who, it is revealed, has been engaging in shocking immorality with members of his flock. High-profile evangelists preaching easy-believe-ism or a health-and-wealth gospel have sometimes been exposed as leading double lives. [Trump?]
They call themselves prophets, but theyâre living in sin. Note their methods, manner, and way of life. Are they above reproach?
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none of them doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants therefore as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14 [Trump?]
Success in ministry does not necessarily mean theyâre doing Godâs work. Statistics are no proof that something is of God, because âmany will followâ (2 Peter 2:2). Some people love the sensual rather than the spiritual. Jesus said, âNot every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father, which is in heavenâ (Matthew 7:21). Many people lead double lives. They are counterfeits.
Know them by their motive.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youâŠ. 2 Peter 2:3
What is the false teacherâs motive? They want to use and manipulate you. Why? Because they themselves are covetous. [Trump?]
For their own motivation and wicked heart, Peter says, they make merchandise of the Gospel. Youâve perhaps seen some of these hucksters on TV who merchandise the Gospel of Christ. In my estimation, the hottest part of hell is reserved for these plastic preachers who, for whatever reason, merchandise Godâs people. With great swelling words they exploit the ignorant. They are prophets, spelled âP-R-O-F-I-T-S.â
Lastly, in verses 4-5 Peter gets very serious. He says God will surely judge and not spare them.
Donât get caught up in counterfeit Christianity. God will not spare sin or the sinner, for He did not spare His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you and I might have eternal life.
The world is full of counterfeits. Every counterfeit dollar is a tribute to the worth of the real â or men wouldnât be printing counterfeits! And every counterfeit Christian is a tribute to the value of salvation. Jesus is real. Salvation is real. And you can make sure you have the real thing if you repent of your sin and trust Him. [Spurn the Antichrist, Spurn Trump]
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Trump and Epstein shared âgirlsâ at parties. They were the best of friends until a business deal went south and Trump ran for president. See below:
It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trumpâs members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
âI arranged to have some contestants fly in,â Mr. Houraney recalled in an interview on Monday. âAt the very first party, I said, âWhoâs coming tonight? I have 28 girls coming.â It was him and Epstein.â
Mr. Houraney, who had just partnered with Mr. Trump to host events at his casinos, said he was surprised. âI said, âDonald, this is supposed to be a party with V.I.P.s. Youâre telling me itâs you and Epstein?ââ
âIâve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,â Mr. Trump told New York magazine in 2002. âHeâs a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.â
âI said, âLook, Donald, I know Jeff really well, I canât have him going after younger girls,ââ Mr. Houraney remembers. âHe said, âLook Iâm putting my name on this. I wouldnât put my name on it and have a scandal.ââ
Mr. Houraney said he âpretty much had to ban Jeff from my events â Trump didnât care about that.â
Shortly before the 2016 presidential election, Mr. Houraney accused Mr. Trump himself of inappropriate behavior toward his girlfriend and business partner, Jill Harth, during their business dealings.
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THE PLOT TO BETRAY AMERICA
How Russia saw Trump: âA potential asset and an exploitable victimââ©â©âWow,â Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow, exclaimed on Twitter in late October. âWe still need to understand why Trump remains so intent on appeasing Putin.ââ©What set off McFaul was testimony from a top State Department official that âsenior officials in the White Houseâ had blocked the department from condemning Moscow for attacking Ukrainian ships in the Azov Sea. And on that day it was telling that even McFaul, a Kremlin-watcher for nearly 40 years, was struggling to put his finger on exactly what had driven the president of the United States into the Russian strongmanâs arms, tugging the Republican Party along with him.â©Trumpâs affinity for Vladimir Putin seemed to glow red during a now-notorious 2018 Helsinki news conference when he sided with the former KGB agentâs denials of election interference over U.S. intelligence agenciesâ findings. But so much else has erupted before and since, from revelations that he was secretly pursuing a Moscow hotel deal during the 2016 campaign, to exposĂ©s of his business relations with Russian oligarchs, to his continuing criticism of the NATO alliance, to his acquiescence to Russian troops taking over abandoned U.S. bases in Syria, to his pressure on Ukraineâs president to say publicly that Kyiv, not Moscow, had hacked the computers of the Democratic National Committee.
â©Why do once-loyal men go bad? Mole hunters have an acronym for it: MICE, which stands for money, ideology, coercion/compromise and ego/excitement. Trump qualifies for three out of four, in the telling of Nance (and many others whoâve long followed Trumpâs career), that explain his attachment to Moscow. Ideologyâs not one of them, notwithstanding Trumpâs crude nationalist populism that in many ways apes Putinâs kleptocratic rule. According to New York state records revealed by the Smoking Gun, he changed party registrations at least five times over the years.
â©His first wife, Ivana, a native of communist Czechoslovakia, whose Moscow-controlled spy service, the StB, had long counted her father as an informant. Her 1977 marriage to Trump had prompted the Czechs to open a dossier on him. âWe knew that Trump was influential. He didnât hide that he wanted to become president one day,â the StBâs then-chief said years later. âWe were interested in learning more things about him.ââ©Especially his weaknesses. In Trump, they found two, a hunger for money and a raging ego, not to mention a lust for beautiful women. They began dangling opportunities â the Miss Universe contest, Trump Tower Moscow. They treated him like a potentate, affording him the bedroom suite reserved for princes and presidents at the Moscow Ritz-Carlton. Then, in the wake of Trumpâs Atlantic City bankruptcies, Trump found new sources of cash from Russian sources, including the Kremlin-connected Deutsche Bank, Russian oligarchs who bought luxury condos in Trump Tower and âNew York City allies from the former Soviet Unionâ who partnered with him in real estate deals from SoHo to Baku. One of them, Felix Sater, would eventually be accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from a Kazakhstan bank âto develop a Trump Tower in Moscow,â according to a lawsuit reported by the Associated Press.â©â©That Trump wanted the details of his financial sources kept secret (along with his tax returns) was all the better, Nance notes: It gave Putin a better hold on him, a tool for coercion.â©From the beginning, Russia had used âthe MICE strategy to bring him under its sway, as his interest in Russia clearly blinded him,â Nance theorizes. âHe was a potential asset and an exploitable victim worth keeping.ââ©Judging by his Russia-related decisions and pronouncements, the strategy has worked. Trump has dismissed Moscowâs subversion of American politics and pursued debunked conspiracy theories tying Ukraine to Hillary Clintonâs campaign. Equally important to Moscowâs strategic goals, heâs disparaged NATO and, by championing Brexit, undermined the European Union.
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