Trump tells federal workers to borrow groceries as second missed pay day looms – ThinkProgress

Trump tells federal workers to borrow groceries

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Trump tells federal workers to borrow groceries as second missed pay day looms – ThinkProgress

Trump’s apparent suggestion that local grocery stores will let furloughed federal workers take food on an IOU was offered as an explanation for comments made Thursday by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who questioned why federal workers who aren’t getting paid would need to turn to food banks for help. Ross, himself a millionaire, said workers should simply take out emergency loans to cover their living expenses.

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Turkey shells YPG in Syria for 3rd day

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Turkish forces shelled YPG militia positions in the northern Syrian region of Tal Rifaat for a third consecutive day, Anadolu reported Friday. Tal Rifaat is some 20km west of Afrin, which has been under the control of Turkey and its Free Syrian Army (FSA) allies since an operation last year aimed at driving out the YPG militia. The YPG still controls the small region of Tal Rifaat, wedged between an area under Turkish control to the north and areas controlled by the Syrian government and anti-Syrian government rebels to the south, Reuters said.

Ankara considers the YPG to be a terrorist organization and an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Turkish howitzers fired five shots against YPG positions in Tal Rifaat on Wednesday, followed by 12 on Thursday and more than 20 on Friday, according the report, which did not mention any casualties. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

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At least 14,000 IRS workers did not show up for work as shutdown disruption hit tax agency, according to House aides

The Trump administration ordered more than 30,000 employees back to work unpaid to prepare for tax filing season, which is set to begin next week. But of the 26,000 workers called back to the Internal Revenue Service division that includes the tax processing centers and call centers, about 9,000 workers could not be reached and

China should expect more US provocations

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Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told civilian leaders of the US military on Wednesday to remember “China, China, China.” Many US media used his words as headlines. As the Pentagon cited China as “a strategic competitor” a year ago, Shanahan’s remarks show again that Beijing is Washington’s priority to guard against.

A major country’s security affairs are usually sorted by importance and urgency, and China may have become the US’ most important goal. But Washington seems to neglect urgency. It focuses only on China, losing interest in Afghanistan and Syria. The trade war reflected the hard-line US attitude toward China in 2018. Whether Washington will add military pressure on Beijing in 2019 still remains to be seen.

By saying “remember China,” Shanahan may mean to prevent China narrowing the China-US military gap.

The US may conduct more military provocations against China in the Taiwan Straits and the South…

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ICE Agent Commits Suicide in NYC, Leaves a Suicide Note Revealing Govt’s Plans to Roundup & Disarm Americans

“I was hired to enforce the law; to capture and deport people who come to this country against our laws. But now, if I dare to do that, I face being suspended or fired because our President refuses to faithfully execute the duties of his office. Instead, I come to work each day, and collect a paycheck twice a month, for intentionally doing little to nothing. I cannot and will not be party to this fraud; to this usurpation of the law, or to the despicable politicians betraying our nation” the note continued.

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ICE Agent Commits Suicide in NYC, Leaves a Suicide Note Revealing Govt’s Plans to Roundup & Disarm Americans :

An ICE agent who committed suicide in New York City left behind a suicide note that revealed plans for the federal government to roundup and disarm American citizens amid economic collapse.

After writing a lengthy suicide note exposing terrifying plans the government has for American citizens, a USCustoms Agent walked onto a pier in NYCand blew his brains out.

Sources inside the New York City Police Department have revealed to SuperStation95, the contents of a suicide note found on the body and they are utterly frightening.

The note, which says it was written over the course of a full week in advance, outlines why the officer chose to shoot himself:

“The America I grew up in, and cherished, has been murdered by its own federal government. Our Constitution has become meaningless…

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Veterans grappling with high suicide rates

WHO’S TO BLAME?

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US military increasingly defenceless against formidable new enemy (no, it’s not Russia)

America is forever researching and developing new weapons for defending itself against enemies, both real and imagined. Yet it seems to have been taken unawares by a deadly new adversary in the form of suicide in the ranks.

Many people have asked themselves at one time or another how soldiers are able to come to grips with the unspeakable horrors they must face as enemy combatants on some foreign battlefield, far from home. The tragic reality, however, is that many American men and women never actually come to grips with their war-time experiences, opting to cut their lives short instead.

From 2004 to 2008, the US Army witnessed something completely unprecedented in modern times: suicide rates among active and non-active troops surged 80 percent compared to the previous ‘stable’ period (1977 to 2003), according to a research report…

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