TRUMP, REPUBLICANS RIDICULED AS FEDERAL DEFICIT, $3.7 TRILLION SPENDING HIT RECORD HIGHS

https://www.newsweek.com/conservatives-criticize-republican-federal-deficit-trump-spending-record-congress-debt-tax-cuts-1454024

Fiscal conservatives and Democrats alike are ridiculing Republican congressional members and President Donald Trump after federal spending hit a $3.7 trillion record and the budget deficit climbed to $867 billion so far this fiscal year.

The massive 27 percent deficit increase from last year is only expected to worsen as Trump's $1.5 trillion tax plan from a year-and-a-half ago fails to "pay for itself" as the White House previously claimed. Congress also passed another over-budget spending bill earlier this month. The Treasury Department report predicted on Monday a $1 trillion deficit in two months at the end of the fiscal year and analysts noted it's the most money the federal government has spent in the first 10 months of a fiscal year since 2009 efforts to pull out of the Great Recession.

"In case there were any remaining doubts about whether Trump's tax cut would pay for itself, it hasn't," Chris Lu, a previous White House cabinet secretary and deputy secretary of Labor under former President Barack Obama, said on Tuesday.

Fiscal critics blasted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 which was passed by a Republican majority in both chambers of Congress before being signed into law by Trump that December. This week, both Democrats and Republicans criticized the budget passed August 1 which suspended the debt ceiling until the end of July 2021 and put spending levels about $320 billion above limits set by a 2011 law. Trump championed the budget deal as a "great victory" for the U.S. military and veterans as the Defense Department was allotted record amounts of taxpayer money.

Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul said earlier this month the budget deal marked the "death of the Tea Party movement" among fiscal conservatives. Twenty-three Republicans joined five Democrats to oppose the budget deal.

"Great work by Mitch McConnell in deepening our budget deficit. I guess it was worth it to give his rich friends and donors a tax break," said Amy McGrath, the Kentucky Democratic challenger to the current Republican Senate Majority Leader.

UN ASKS PALESTINIANS TO EXPLAIN HATE SPEECH, ANTISEMITISM

https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/UN-asks-Palestinians-to-explain-hate-speech-antisemitism-598536

The Palestinian Authority was called to task for hate speech and antisemitism in its official statements and in its textbooks during the government’s first ever review by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held in Geneva on Tuesday.

“Several NGO reports pointed out antisemitic and anti-Israel prejudice and incitement to hatred, especially in the [Palestinian] media and speeches of state officials. Can the state party [the PA] provide any explanation in this regard?” asked committee member Chinsung Chung of South Korea. She is the special rapporteur for the Palestinian Authority’s review by the committee. Its members paused to note the “historic” quality of the moment before tackling the more complex issues at hand.

It is ok to criticize gedolim the state of Israel and even me but dont think of criticizing the president?!

It out of place wrong and foolish for a Torah website to constantly criticize a sitting president .

Hilsgarus biumois, Dinah dimalchusah , chayav bishloim malchus kahanah rabois etc

trump smears others - Honesty do you approve?

Donald Trump's lack of normal human empathy is more than disturbing — it's dangerous

https://www.salon.com/2018/09/12/donald-trumps-lack-of-normal-human-empathy-is-more-than-disturbing-its-dangerous/

Still, it's disconcerting to read a Woodward book that reveals a presidency just as malignant and dysfunctional as the Nixon administration, although in different ways. I confess that I didn't expect to see two presidents with such monumental character flaws twice in my lifetime. If I didn't know better I would think there's something wrong with the Republican Party that it keeps electing these people.

There are many differences between the two men, starting with Trump's frightening lack of preparation, intellect and general knowledge by comparison with Nixon. But on a character level, they show similar flaws. Trump lacks Nixon's sometimes maudlin sentimentality and Nixon didn't manifest the grandiose self-regard that Trump uses to mask his insecurities. But both presidents have a petty, mean vindictive streak and a fetish for never showing "weakness." And both will be remembered for a total lack of normal human empathy.

Nixon's flaws in that regard are well-known. The man mastered politics and policy but he was a cold fish. The fact that he climbed as high as he did with such a prickly personality was a testament to his perseverance and ambition. But Donald Trump is something else again. His inability to care about anything but himself is so glaring and obvious that it's pathological.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trump-gives-thumbs-up-in-photo-with-baby-orphaned-in-el-paso.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-el-paso-crowd-size-hospital-doctor-texas-shooting-beto-o-rourke-a9050416.html

Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn 'on everyone' and then 'entire country'

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/456997-scaramucci-fires-back-at-trump-he-will-turn-on-everyone-and-then

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramuccidenounced President Trump early Sunday, arguing that he would eventually turn on everyone in his circle. 

"For the last 3 years I have fully supported this President," Scaramucci said on Twitter. "Recently he has said things that divide the country in a way that is unacceptable. So I didn’t pass the 100% litmus test. Eventually he turns on everyone and soon it will be you and then the entire country." 

For the last 3 years I have fully supported this President. Recently he has said things that divide the country in a way that is unacceptable. So I didn’t pass the 100% litmus test. Eventually he turns on everyone and soon it will be you and then the entire country. https://t.co/BUvwujc6LW

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 11, 2019

The comments from Scaramucci came less than 24 hours after Trump railed against the former White House aide over his recent comments about the administration. 

Scaramucci last week called Trump's visit to El Paso, Texas, to meet with survivors of a mass shooting a "catastrophe."

"Anthony Scaramucci, who was quickly terminated (11 days) from a position that he was totally incapable of handling, now seems to do nothing but television as the all time expert on 'President Trump,' " Trump tweeted late Saturday night. 

Trump retweets post implying Bill Clinton behind Jeffrey Epstein’s death

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/donald-trump-bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein-suicide-theory

President Trump added fuel to the conspiracy theories surrounding multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide on Saturday when he retweeted a post that implied former President Bill Clinton was linked to Epstein's death.

The tweet came from self-described comedian Terrence K. Williams who echoed many on social media in suggesting a connection between the Clintons and Epstein, who previously was an acquaintance of the former president.

"Died of SUICIDE on 24/7 SUICIDE WATCH ? Yeah right! How does that happen," the tweet read, alongside a photo of Epstein and one of the Clintons. "#JefferyEpstein had information on Bill Clinton & now he’s dead I see #TrumpBodyCount trending but we know who did this! RT if you’re not Surprised."

Defense of Trump typically involves redirection and ad hominem arguments and ignoring the facts

"Greatest President Since Obama"

Who wrote your snarky headline? Are you an adult? Your juvenile headline makes you look petty. But you don't realize it since, in your mind, you cannot be wrong - regardless of the cost.

You devoted an enormous amount of time trying to highlight that others are infallible. Sadly, it got to your head and you think of yourself as infallible.

What goes around comes around!

obviously conceding that trump is a sleazy con man 

Nowhere did I make this a contest between you and President Donald Trump. Why would you even go there?

However, this is all about your reporting about the President of the United States of America. It is about you smearing him. Why do you feel that it is OK for you to engage in precisely the same type of behavior that the Chicago Beis Din behaved in during the seminary fiasco?

I concede that I am not infallible - most of what I post is not mine - how about you conceding that trump is lazy incompetent and immoral? most reports about trump have a video of him stating his lies

How is reporting on Trump's lies and incompetence smearing?????!!!! that is not smearing but simply following the  directives of the Chazon Ish

זהו עונשו הכבד של ה'אברך' שפגע בילדים בירושלים, בני ברק ומודיעין עילית

https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1022196

חודש אחרי שאברך הודה והורשע בתקיפתם באכזריות רבה של ילדים וילדות בני 5 עד 7, בית המשפט התיר לפרסום את פרטיו של העבריין המסוכן | 'בחדרי חרדים' חושף הערב את העונש שהושת עליו, שמו ותמונתו | השופטים: "צריך שזהותו תפורסם בשל העניין הציבורי שבכך"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2126676

Mayor Whaley ‘confused’ by Trump's tweet about how she described his visit to Dayton

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mayor-whaley-confused-by-trumps-tweet-about-how-she-described-his-visit-to-dayton/ar-AAFu480

President Donald Trump left Dayton saying Mayor Nan Whaley and Sen. Sherrod Brown “misrepresented” what happened when Trump visited with shooting survivors and first responders Wednesday at Miami Valley Hospital.

Trump tweeted at about 3:50 p.m.: “Just left Dayton, Ohio, where I met with the Victims & families, Law Enforcement, Medical Staff & First Responders. It was a warm & wonderful visit. Tremendous enthusiasm & even Love. Then I saw failed Presidential Candidate (0%) Sherrod Brown & Mayor Whaley totally …

“…misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with. They were all amazing,” Trump concluded.

A Times Headline About Trump Stoked Anger. A Top Editor Explains.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/reader-center/trump-mass-shootings-headline.html

A print headline on Tuesday’s front page for an articleabout President Trump’s statement addressing last weekend’s mass shootings has added to a continuing debate over how news organizations cover his administration.

Times editors were concerned that the initial headline — “Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism” — did not contextualize Mr. Trump’s message on Monday and decided to change it for later editions to “Assailing Hate but Not Guns.”

With Absolutely No Evidence, Trump Suggests U.K. Spied on Him for Obama

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-suggests-uk-spied-on-him-for-obamawith-absolutely-no-evidence

Donald Trump has pushed out a baseless conspiracy theory that the British government spied on his 2016 campaign on behalf of President Obama's administration. In a tweet sent just one day after Queen Elizabeth II honored Trump and Melania with an invite to Buckingham Palace in June, the president quoted a pundit on the right-wing One America News Network accusing Britain of spying on him. Trump wrote: “‘Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson accuses United Kingdom Intelligence of helping Obama Administration Spy on the 2016 Trump Presidential Campaign.’ @OANN WOW! It is now just a question of time before the truth comes out, and when it does, it will be a beauty!” This baseless conspiracy theory was first brought to wider attention by Fox & Friends legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano in 2017 and repeated by then press secretary Sean Spicer. Even Fox News disavowed Napolitano’s theory two years ago, with 

ל100 ילדים בבית שמש אין גן - ראש העיר בתגובה ''שלום שלום שלום''‎

שכונת בר אילן בבית שמש, שכונה שהחל בה לפני מספר שנים הליך התחרדות וב''ה כיום השכונה מונה מאות משפחות חרדיות, אך לטענת תושבי המקום אין שום מבנה ציבור שהוקצה לתושבי המקום ובחודש מוציאה הקהילה כ20,000 ש''ח על שכירות מבנים, בעוד ראש העיר הקודם אבוטבול החל בהליך הקצאה והבטיח לטפל בנושא ולדאוג למקום לימודים או לחילופין לשלם את דמי השכירות, ראש העיר הנוכחית עליזה בלוך מתעלמת לחלוטין מהצרכים עם כל מיני טענות כמו שאולי יהיה פתרון ואולי תלמדו במקומות אחרים או שכלל לא מגיבה לפניות. לטענת התושבים האבסורד הגדול שראש העיר עצמה היתה במקום לפני הבחירות וטענה ''נדאג לכולם, לא נפלה בין מגזר למגזר, כל ילד יקבל מקום לימודים'' בעוד בפועל בשטח ראש העיר מתעלמת. לאחרונה החלה ראש העיר בהליך הקצאה מהיר לשטח שנמצא בפאתי השכונה למכינה קדם צבאית של ישיבת הכותל, ישיבה שבכלל ממוקמת מחוץ לעיר, תושבי השכונה זועמים ''איך יתכן לומר שאין מקום לגן לחרדים ואת השטח לתת למכינה קדם צבאית מחוץ לבית שמש???'' בעקבות כך החלו בצעדי מחאה כנגד ראש העיר, וכ150 מתושבי השכונה הגיעו הבוקר למשרדי העירייה למחות בפני ועדת ההקצאות. יוני תושב השכונה סיפר ''ההרגשה היא התעלמות מוחלטת, לראש העיר לא אכפת של100 ילדים אין גן, על בית כנסת אני אפילו לא מדבר, אנחנו מתפללים בדירות שכורות ובמקלט שכור. אם לא ימצא פתרון נציף את הנושא ונפתח את שנת הלימודים בעירייה, ראש עיר שאומרת שהיא של כולם מוזמנת לעמוד במבחן''.

Released From Prison After Receiving a Life Sentence at 16

https://time.com/5646049/cyntoia-brown-released-from-prison/

Cyntoia Brown — who had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who brought her to his home for sex, when she was a 16-year-old trafficking victim — was released from prison in Tennessee on Wednesday morning.

Brown, who is now 31, was tried as an adult and convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in 2006 for killing 43-year-old Nashville real estate agent Johnny Allen, who had picked her up and driven her to his home after agreeing to pay her $150 for sex, according to court documents.

Brown — who had been sexually assaulted and forced into prostitution by a man known as “Cut Throat” — said she shot Allen because she thought he was reaching for a gun. During her trial, prosecutors disputed her claim of self defense, arguing Brown had intended to rob Allen.

Brown has spent the last 15 years — nearly half her life — in prison. Under her original sentence, she would not have been eligible for parole until 2055. But during the past few years — in the midst of the #MeToo movement and a broader push for criminal justice reform — Brown’s case drew national attention from advocates and celebrities, including Rihanna and Kim Kardashian West, who rallied for her release.