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President Donald Trump waves as he addresses the scouts at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean, W.Va., July 24, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)
In front of a crowd of over 35,000 last night, President Trump delivered one of his most unusual speeches at the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree. With topics ranging from boasting about his election victory to cocktail party banter with bankrupt real estate developers, and even lambasting HHS Secretary Tom Price if they don’t get the votes for the health care bill.

Keynote at the FundForum International conference in Berlin, 12th June 2017. Followed by a discussion with Megan Greene.

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Former President Barack Obama pauses as he hosts a conversation on civic engagement and community organizing, April 24, 2017, at the University of Chicago. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Former President Barack Obama is garnering criticism for netting a whopping $400,000 for his first major speech since leaving office—a speech to Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, scheduled to take place in September.

Charlie work, Zora's zombies and still normalizing cannibalism + this day in history w/"Liberty Or Death" and our song of the day by CeCe Winans on your Morning Monarchy for March 23, 2017.

Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis invited me on to discuss the real flub of the Oscars – awarding Al Qaeda an Oscar. I also do my Bill Paxton and John McCain impersonations.
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21st Century Wire says…
Is this the biggest new nugget to be found in Trump’s joint address from last night?
In the following video, Stuart J. Hooper examines Trump’s promise to ask Congress for a one trillion dollar fund to rebuild America’s infrastructure.

While the full Trump speech transcript is below, for those curious only in the key economic/trade excerpt, it is laid out below:
My economic team is developing historic tax reform that will reduce the tax rate on our companies so they can compete and thrive anywhere and with anyone. At the same time, we will provide massive tax relief for the middle class. We must create a level playing field for American companies and workers.

“Freedom is the recognition of necessity.” — Friedrich Engels