Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday, 17 April 2016

The European Union Times


Posted: 17 Apr 2016 06:44 AM PDT


“Remember when she said she was poor, she had no money? And she had tens of millions of dollars. She’s a liar.”
As Donald Trump is poised to win big in New York on Tuesday, is he now shifting to a general election strategy?
During a speech in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday, the Republican front runner tore into Hillary Clinton.
“Folks, we need a change, but not an Obama change. We need a real change,” Trump told the estimated 6,000-7,000 people inside the Convention Center.
“We don’t need Hillary Clinton, who’s a disaster. We don’t need Hillary Clinton,” he said to cheers.
“Hillary Clinton is a joke,” Trump declared. “Hillary Clinton knows nothing about trade. She knows nothing about business except getting business and money into her own accounts. Using what she’s got to get it in.
“Remember when she said she was poor, she had no money? And she had tens of millions of dollars. She’s a liar, when you think,” Trump said, responding to a shout from the audience.
Making reference to his “Lyin’ Ted” nickname for Ted Cruz, “I don’t know if we can use the same term (for Hillary). We have a good term coming up,” Trump teased.
“Hillary Clinton is never going to bring jobs back to this country. Wall Street owns Hillary Clinton,” he said.
Fox 61 reports Trump had an overflow crowd, with another 1,000 people unable to get in.
The very first person arrived in line at 8:00 a.m. for the evening rally.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2016 06:36 AM PDT

Donald Trump appears to be taking the war to the establishment and he’s talking directly to the American people in a an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal.
“Let me ask America a question,” Trumps begins. “How has the ‘system’ been working out for you and your family? No wonder voters demand change.”
Taking direct aim at Ted Cruz for bragging about his “voterless” victory in Colorado, Trump blasts the entrenched politicos, donors and the system as a whole:
In recent days, something all too predictable has happened: Politicians furiously defended the system. “These are the rules,” we were told over and over again.If the “rules” can be used to block Coloradans from voting on whether they want better trade deals, or stronger borders, or an end to special-interest vote-buying in Congress—well, that’s just the system and we should embrace it.
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I, for one, am not interested in defending a system that for decades has served the interest of political parties at the expense of the people. Members of the club—the consultants, the pollsters, the politicians, the pundits and the special interests—grow rich and powerful while the American people grow poorer and more isolated.
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The only antidote to decades of ruinous rule by a small handful of elites is a bold infusion of popular will. On every major issue affecting this country, the people are right and the governing elite are wrong. The elites are wrong on taxes, on the size of government, on trade, on immigration, on foreign policy.
Why should we trust the people who have made every wrong decision to substitute their will for America’s will in this presidential election?
Here, I part ways with Sen. Ted Cruz.
Mr. Cruz has toured the country bragging about his voterless victory in Colorado. For a man who styles himself as a warrior against the establishment (you wouldn’t know it from his list of donors and endorsers), you’d think he would be demanding a vote for Coloradans. Instead, Mr. Cruz is celebrating their disenfranchisement.
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The American people can have no faith in such a system. It must be reformed.
Just as I have said that I will reform our unfair trade, immigration and economic policies that have also been rigged against Americans, so too will I work closely with the chairman of the Republican National Committee and top GOP officials to reform our election policies. Together, we will restore the faith—and the franchise—of the American people.
We must leave no doubt that voters, not donors, choose the nominee.
How have we gotten to the point where politicians defend a rigged delegate-selection process with more passion than they have ever defended America’s borders?
Perhaps it is because politicians care more about securing their private club than about securing their country.
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The political insiders have had their way for a long time. Let 2016 be remembered as the year the American people finally got theirs.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2016 06:30 AM PDT

Why is the crust of the Earth shaking so violently all of a sudden?
Over the past 48 hours, there have been five major earthquakes globally, and one prominent seismologist has declared that “catastrophic mega earthquakes” could be on the way. In fact, seismologist Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado has made headlines all over the world by warning that “current conditions might trigger at least four earthquakes greater than 8.0 in magnitude”. If his projections are accurate, our planet could be on the precipice of a wave of natural disasters unlike anything that any of us have ever experienced before.
Since the beginning of 2016, south Asia has been hit by an unusually high number of large earthquakes, and this has scientists groping for an explanation. The following comes from the Express…
Scientists say there has been an above average number of significant earthquakes across south Asia and the Pacific since the start of the year.
The increased frequency has sparked fears of a repeat of the Nepal quake of 2015, when 8,000 people died, or even worse.
Roger Bilham, seismologist of University of Colorado, said: “The current conditions might trigger at least four earthquakes greater than 8.0 in magnitude.
“And if they delay, the strain accumulated during the centuries provokes more catastrophic mega earthquakes.”
A single magnitude 8.0 earthquake in a populated area would be a disaster of historic proportions.
If we were to see four of them like Roger Bilham is projecting, that would be a complete and utter nightmare.
It is important to keep in mind that a magnitude 8.0 earthquake would be many, many times larger than the twin earthquakes that hit Japan earlier today…
A devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan hours after a first which killed at least three and injured 19 others.
The quakes, which struck the south-western island of Kyushu, leveled more than a dozen homes, sparked fires and trapped several people under collapsed buildings.
Around 350 military personnel have been dispatched to aid the rescue effort, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
The first earthquake, measuring 6.5-magnitude, hit the south-east Asian country late on Friday, local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
On Thursday we also saw a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Vanuatu, and a magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the southern Philippines…
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Mindanao early Thursday, April 14, seismologists said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported and no tsunami warning issued. The quake occurred at 2:21 am (1821 GMT Wednesday) off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte, with its epicenter at a depth of 15 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
And of course on Wednesday a huge magnitude 6.9 earthquake caused tremendous devastation in Myanmar…
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region, including in neighboring Bangladesh where scores were reported injured in stampedes and buildings were damaged. The quake, which took place at a depth of 134 kilometers (83 miles), hit some 400 kilometers northwest of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), and was also felt in parts of India and China. There were no immediate reports of casualties, although the region where the earthquake hit has poor communications infrastructure like many of Myanmar’s outlying provinces.
So why is this happening?
Why is Asia shaking so violently all of a sudden?
And does this shaking bode ill for other areas along the “Ring of Fire” including the west coast of the United States?
I think that it is important to point out that all of this shaking did not just begin this week. In fact, ever since the start of this calendar year there has been a lot of unusual earthquake activity all over Asia…
Just four days ago, on April 10, six people died in Pakistan when a 6.6-magnitude quake hit Kabul with aftershocks in India
Two days before, on April 8, there was a magnitude 4.2 earthquake in Nepal.
Nepal had suffered a larger 5.5 magnitude one on February 22.
A month before, on January 20, there was a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in China, and 16 days earlier 11 people died when a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Manipur in India.
In addition, let us not forget about all of the volcanic eruptions that have been in the news in recent weeks.
According to Volcano Discovery, 38 volcanoes around the globe are erupting right now. This is definitely an unusually high number.
In Matthew 24, Jesus warned us that there would be earthquakes in “divers places” just prior to His return. This is something that I discuss quite a bit in my new book. If we truly are in the times that the Bible refers to as “the last days”, we should expect the shaking of our planet to continue to intensify.
If seismologist Roger Bilham is right and we do begin to see a series of absolutely massive earthquakes, that could dramatically change the course of world events literally overnight.
Even a single magnitude 8.0 earthquake in a major city in Japan, China or the United States would cause global markets to crash and would mean billions of dollars in economic damage.
So let us hope that the crust of our planet begins to stabilize, but let us also not ignore the warnings of the scientists.
What they are warning us about right now lines up perfectly with what Jesus warned us about nearly 2000 years ago, and that is a very sobering thing to consider.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2016 05:47 AM PDT

Europe is experiencing its largest migration crisis since World War II.
At least 34 people were murdered in rush hour attacks in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday by Islamic killers.
Germany, a country of 80 million, received over one million migrants and unvetted “refugees” in 2015. Chancellor Angela Merkel is expecting another million migrants this year.
On Saturday Red Francis brought twelve migrants to the Vatican on his charter plane after visiting the Greek island of Lesbos.
The Socialist pope wanted to teach Europe a lesson.
The AP reported:
Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson Saturday in how to welcome refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe’s migration crisis.
Refugees on the overwhelmed island fell to their knees and wept at his presence.
The Vatican said Francis wanted to make a “gesture of welcome” at the end of his five-hour visit to Lesbos, where he implored Europe to respond to the migrant crisis on its shores “in a way that is worthy of our common humanity.” The Greek island just a few miles from the Turkish coast has seen hundreds of thousands of desperate people land on its beaches and rocks in the last year, fleeing war and poverty at home.
“Today I renew my heartfelt plea for responsibility and solidarity in the face of this tragic situation,” Francis said.
The pope visited Lesbos alongside the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians and the head of the Church of Greece to thank the Greek people for their welcome and highlight the plight of refugees as the European Union implements a controversial plan to deport them back to Turkey.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2016 05:27 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia has told the Obama administration and members of Congress that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The Obama administration has lobbied Congress to block the bill’s passage, according to administration officials and congressional aides from both parties, and the Saudi threats have been the subject of intense discussions in recent weeks between lawmakers and officials from the State Department and the Pentagon. The officials have warned senators of diplomatic and economic fallout from the legislation.
Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, delivered the kingdom’s message personally last month during a trip to Washington, telling lawmakers that Saudi Arabia would be forced to sell up to $750 billion in treasury securities and other assets in the United States before they could be in danger of being frozen by American courts.
Several outside economists are skeptical that the Saudis will follow through, saying that such a sell-off would be difficult to execute and would end up crippling the kingdom’s economy. But the threat is another sign of the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States.
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Posted: 16 Apr 2016 04:44 PM PDT

A Ted Cruz rally broke out at the Wyoming Republican Convention today.
Cruz then grabbed all 14 of 14 Republican National Delegates at the voter-less “contest” of thievery. Just like in communist countries, leaders are appointed and it doesn’t matter who votes or if you vote at all actually, it matters who counts the votes, if there are any.
The entire Republican room came to its feet, cheered and waved Cruz signs as Ted Cruz was introduced at the state convention to be appointed as winner without any elections whatsoever.
The Trump team had 6 candidate but they were all voted down at the convention.
“If you don’t want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don’t want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton, which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men and women on this slate,” Cruz said, holding up a piece of paper of 14 recommended delegates.
Twelve members of that slate won. They are bound to the senator on the first ballot and have also made a non-binding pledge to stick with him as long as things go in Cleveland.
For Cruz, Saturday is another victory that demonstrates how his campaign has organized party insiders and activists with the sole purpose of stopping Trump and the people’s will to capture the 1237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination. After April is over with New York and the remaining states, Cruz is done, it will be mathematically impossible for him to ever reach 1237, but he acts as if he doesn’t know about it.
The US presidential elections of this year has never been discussed globally at this large scale before but it has now captured the attention of the entire world. Some people are horrified that “racist” Trump is in the elections. World powers such as the former president of Mexico, China or the Pope have even conspired against the billionaire. Most people around the world however are stunned to learn how corrupted the US politics really are and how much thievery happens during these elections.
With all that said, America has a chance now, a chance to become famous and talked about all over the world thanks to Trump even if some of the discussions aren’t friendly, at least its talked about and its a huge free advertising for America as a country. So perhaps they should all embrace Trump and make him their president but before they do that, they should steal some more from him just to get more free advertising around the world.
Doesn’t matter its negative advertising. Its still advertising! Its better to be talked about negatively rather than fully ignored. Aren’t those words, the exact words the American presstitute media are using when Trump complains about all the negative ads and negative shows he gets?
        
Posted: 16 Apr 2016 12:02 PM PDT

George Soros-funded MoveOn.org is at this very moment initiating a “significant” protest tonight in New York City that is to be a march from Times Square to the Grand Hyatt Hotel where all three remaining GOP candidates will be attending a Republican fundraising event.
Filmmakers Andrew Marcus and Jeremy Segal are at the Trump protest march in New York.
Extremely violent leftist protesters hung a Trump effigy from a rope outside the GOP New York State Convention.
The angry leftists also interviewed a Trump effigy.
They beat up Trump impersonator with a foam bat.

Of course, if Republicans ever did anything like this against a Democrat it would make national headlines.
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Posted: 16 Apr 2016 11:49 AM PDT

Trump has electrified the public, drawing millions of new voters to the polls and inspiring people who’d given up on ever again having a candidate who’d fight for them.
That’s the work of the Donald Trump we know, a New Yorker, born and bred.
A plain-talking entrepreneur with outer-borough, common-sense sensibilities.
Trump is a do-er. As a businessman, he’s created jobs for thousands. And he’s proven how a private-sector, can-do approach can rip through government red tape and get things done.
These last 10 months, he’s ripped through a different morass — the nation’s stale, insider-driven politics.
And he’s done it by appealing to the public’s anger at a government that’s eternally gridlocked when it comes to serving the people — but always able to deliver for the connected.
He’s slammed the system for being rigged — and he’s right.
To those fed up with the rule of lobbyists and an insular political class, to those who’ve seen their government ignore their needs — seen it continually degrade the quality not just of their economic lives, but of their plaace in society — Trump offers hope.
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Posted: 16 Apr 2016 11:34 AM PDT


Well, this is a little unfortunate: New York City Republicans attending a $1,000 plate dinner gala Thursday night didn’t seem to give a sh*t about what candidate Ted Cruz had to say, completely ignoring him and chatting among themselves as he gave his speech.
Cruz was the third of the Republican presidential candidates to speak, following Donald Trump and John Kasich. The crowd was reportedly rapt for those two, but quickly got bored as soon as the senator from Texas took the stage.
According to BuzzFeed, the people in the audience became increasingly loud as Cruz’s speech continued, almost as if they were competing to be heard over the mic’d candidate.
Why such a chilly reception? Maybe it had something to do with that whole disparaging “New York values” comment. Or perhaps because this city is where the current frontrunner and orange boy hails from?
“It’s probably because of his comments about New York values,” attendee George Hoehmann, told BuzzFeed. “I think people have had a difficulty forgetting that.”
From one lover of the cinema to another: Forget it Cruz, this is Trumptown.
Ted Cruz has recently plummeted down heavily with John Kasich beating him in most of the remaining states. Trump leads by a huge margin both of the candidates but what’s interesting is that Cruz is no longer second and not just in New York but in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. In Delaware there is currently no poll but surely Cruz is third there too.
        
Posted by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi at 18:34