Monday, August 26, 2019

Trump may as well have said, "Money first, second, third and fourth; and the people will fall in line."

“I’m not going to lose that (energy) wealth on dreams, on windmills,...”

There is his methodology right there. 

"I'm not going to lose the (health care) wealth on dreams, on Medicare for all...."

"I'm not going to lose the (educational loan) wealth on dreams, on free higher education,;;"

"I'm not going to lose the (Interior Department) wealth on dreams, on EPA regulations..."

You name it and before any decisions are made Trump measures the wealth that is being lost to Wall Street regardless of the people

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The idea of world leaders meeting at a Trump property is absurd. The current activities of Trump on Trump properties cannot be secured the Secret Service. There are people that turn up without any understanding as to why they are on the Trump property only to find out it is a Chinese operative looking for information.

When security is required at the Trump Tower in New York City, there are dump trucks filled with sand parked around the entire building as a barrier to any attempt by car bombs and terrorists.

The Trump properties are about luxury and easy access to customers. It is not workable. Camp David is the only practical answer for the next G7 in the USA.

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Since Trump only values wealth, perhaps the climate crisis might receive awareness from him with the burgeoning emergency in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta is a global financial center. It is sinking into the Java Sea due to sea level rise and subsidence due to oil extraction over decades.

26 August 2019

...It's also one of the fastest-sinking cities on Earth, (click here) according to the World Economic Forum, dropping into the Java Sea at an alarming rate due to over-extraction of groundwater.
The city sits on swampy ground and hugs the sea to the north, making it especially prone to flooding.
A worsening air pollution crisis, exacerbated by near-constant traffic congestion on its roads, has grown so dire that some residents sued the Indonesian government in July.
No name has been given for the new site, but the government originally announced plans to relocate the capital in April. The move requires parliamentary approval to be given the go-ahead.
Indonesia owns the majority of Borneo, the world's third-largest island, with Malaysia and Brunei each holding parts of its northern region. The island is covered in vast rainforests, but it has been hit by rampant deforestation in recent years.