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This is a monthly tabulation of Twitter follower growth for the past month for 2020 presidential candidates in which I reveal who - of the presidential candidates - attracted the most new followers in the month of AUGUST 2019! I'm tracking over 50+ candidates, including a lot of fringe candidates, including those running for third parties such as Libertarian, Green and even Prohibition. But to keep things clean, I only post the Top 20. Last Month's Post Here During the month of August, President Trump gained over 1.2 million followers for a total of nearly 64 million followers. The closest...

As Dorian makes landfall on the Bahamas with winds of 185-mph, it is now the strongest hurricane to hit the Bahamas region in modern records. Only one storm in the Atlantic have ever exceeded a wind speed of 185-mph. President Trump warns it could be among the 'strongest' to hit in decades. "Dorian has become the strongest hurricane in modern records for the northwestern Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said on Sunday morning. As of Sunday afternoon, Dorian was located over Great Abaco island in the Bahamas. The powerful Category 5 hurricane was packing winds of 185-mph with higher gusts...

This week, former secretary of state for the Obama Administration John Kerry announced that he has negotiated a deal to reduce tensions between Iran and the United States. “It was tough going,” Kerry admitted. “The unrelenting hostility of the Trump Administration toward Iran made that country’s leaders very skeptical of the possibility of ever getting to a satisfactory relationship with America. Nevertheless, after weeks of heart-to-heart talks, I was finally able to hammer out a plan to reestablish a path to restore the amicable relationship we had when I was secretary of state.” “The terms are simple and easily attainable,”...

"In 1952, the democrats ran Adlai E. Stevenson against Dwight Eisenhower for president of the United States. That is, they ran a leftist schlamozzle whose own mother might or might not recognize him if she hadn’t seen him in four days, against the man who had just saved the world from Nazism..."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to bring forth gun control legislation following Saturday night's shooting in Odessa and Midland, Texas. Pelosi released the following statement about the tragic shooting: “America’s heart is broken by the senseless and horrific mass shooting tonight in Texas. The prayers of the nation are with the friends and families of the victims and the entire Midland and Odessa communities, and our deepest gratitude goes out to the first responders, who are bringing help and healing during this tragic time. “Enough...

“We will know our disinformation program is complete, when everything the American public believes is false” – William Casey CIA Director 1981 2 Responses to 1975 – CIA Admits They Use The US Press To Manipulate Americans arn says: September 1, 2019 at 2:29 pm For more information research “operation mockingbird”.After the Smith-Mundt act got repealed in 2012 it became even legal.As the CiA was created as globalist tool to force countries into line((dozens of regime changes all around the world,sometimes incl. the direct killing of statesman(Lumumba)and cooperation of corporations(the Acid to disolve lumumbas body was delivered by a belgium...

Quickly finding photos by searching for specific words.. and you can even copy and paste text. Scrolling through 2,567 photos to find the precise picture you want can be a nightmare. Now, a new feature in Google Photos will let you search for pictures that have text in them so you can quickly find what you're looking for. You can even copy and paste the text when you find it. The new tool makes it easier to find a recipe you saved, a funny meme you screenshotted or your bank account number. You can also use it to pinpoint a...

FULL TITLE: Mystery over identity of 'white male' shooter as Texas police withhold name before reported noon announcement Authorities in Texas have still not released the name of the gunman or type of firearm that was used after a rampage that left at least seven dead and 19 injured. The shooting occurred in and around the cities of Odessa and Midland, Texas. The only information that has been released about the shooter, who was killed by police, is that he is a white male in his mid-30s. The gunfire erupted in the late afternoon after the suspect shot an officer...

Authorities in Texas will hold a press conference Sunday at noon CST, or 1 p.m. EST. The press conference, which will be held in a parking lot at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, will provide updates on Saturday’s shooting that ended with seven dead and 19 injured. Officials are also expected to announce the identity of the shooter, who since the shooting has only been described as a white man in his mid-30s. The identities of the victims will also reportedly be released.

Voting has ended in Saxony and Brandenburg, two states in the country's former east. Exit polls suggest that the far-right AfD will become the second biggest party in both regions.

Our gospel tune today is I Saw A Man by Hank Snow (1965). THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/

Francis Announces Creation of 13 new Cardinals -- 10 New Electors, Most Liberal Group Ever Assembled In the end of the Angelus today, Francis announced a Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals, set for October 5, 2019. The Cardinal Electors (under 80) are: - Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, mccj – President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious dialogue- José Tolentino Medonça – Archivist and Librarian of Holy Roman Church- Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo – Archbishop of Jakarta- Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez – Archbishop of Havana- Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, o.f.m. cap – Archbishop of Kinshasa- Jean-Claude Höllerich, sj...

A team of researchers in the United States and Australia led by Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineer at the University of Georgia, analyzed plastic waste levels in the world's oceans. They found that China and Indonesia are the top sources of plastic bottles, bags and other rubbish clogging up global sea lanes. Together, both nations account for more than a third of plastic detritus in global waters, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the DOJ and FBI will result in indictments, a Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona made the prediction on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, discussing Horowitz’s report last week FBI Director James Comey’s mishandling and leaking of memos on conversations he’d had with President Trump to spur the appointment of a special counsel. Biggs accused Comey of “dodging and weaving” in the wake of the revelations, and said Horowitz’s next report on FISA abuse would...

Before ESPN could ask Osaka a question, she went up to Gauff and gave her another hug, which drew roars from the crowd. Osaka then was asked what it is like to mentor someone like Gauff. "I don't think I'm a mentor," Osaka said to ESPN, and then turned to Gauff's player box, which included the teen's parents. Both Osaka and Gauff live in Florida and have known each other for a few years. "You guys raised an amazing player," Osaka said through her own tears. "I remember I used to see you guys training in the same place as...

While famously media shy during his time in government, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis offered a brief glimpse into his thoughts on today’s political environment in an essay and interview last week, but the appearance left several questions unanswered. These rare media appearances are not random, as Mattis will be appearing at several events in the coming days to promote his new book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead. The two pieces delve into why the former Marine Corps general chose to serve as secretary of defense and why he resigned. There are some new details about the journey,...

“We should do what any other country does, by dealing with this situation in a serious way,” Rep. Omar insisted at a public meeting in Minnesota– but the Somalia-born ‘Squad’ member was not advocating building a wall or adopting a robust policy of turning illegal migrants away, as sovereignist governments in Hungary and Italy have done, drastically reducing not only migrant numbers, but also migrant deaths. Instead, she demanded an outside entity take control of the situation, demanding: “[W]e have to bring in the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees – an agency that has the expertise and the training...

Two directors of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's foundation have quit their roles, including a former advisor to Hilary Clinton, documents reveal. Harry and Meghan have lost a string of workers, including private securities, a bodyguard, personal assistant and nannies to baby Archie. But now official records show head of communications Sara Latham and director Natalie Campbell resigned just 53 days into their posts at Sussex Royal. Companies House documents show both workers, two of Meghan's so-called 'wise women' left their posts with the charitable foundation on August 22. Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on the resignations, but...

Arthur Fleck is a strange, middle-aged, white man, living with his mother, playing comedy clubs at night and routinely falling flat on his face. He endures humiliation at every turn...is unsuccessful, alienated, aggrieved, and most importantly, deeply disturbed. In a short scene with his therapist, Fleck is agitated by the routine nature of the questions she asks. “You never listen do you? You just ask the same questions every week. ‘How’s your job? Are you having any negative thoughts?’ All I have...are negative thoughts.” It’s a chilling moment as he stares down the therapist who tells him they won’t be...

It’s part of the latest effort by the Chinese government to crack down on the minority Muslim community in recent history. In the past year, Beijing has detained more than a million Uyghurs in internment camps, according to a United Nations human rights committee.