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The Real Deal

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This is not reality TV, nor the art of any money making deal. It's real serious and our nation depends on it.

How can we the people of The United States of America allow members from the lunatic fringe to ruin our future?

The State Of The Polls, 2016 http://53eig.ht/1Pnpswj

Exclusive: Trump's 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee http://usat.ly/1Vx6uo5 via @usatoday

Clinton to America: What If Twitter Were the Situation Room http://www.wired.com/2016/06/clinton-america-twitter-situation-room/ via @WIRED

CITY ISLAND WEEKEND

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The island is a "Slice of NYC Paradise" - City Island's Arts & Crafts Fair, Spring 2016 is this weekend June 4th & 5th. The event runs from Saturday at 11A until 7P Sunday.

Area artists will be showcasing their personal and professional expertise. The fair is an excellent way to enjoy the weekend strolling through City Island, meeting locals and artists, and enjoying all the pleasures this delightful island has to offer.

Citizens Soap Box

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Is anyone good?

What is going on? It is like you look down for a few months and you look up, and all of a sudden you have two very corrupt people running for president. One's corrupt in politics, one's corrupt in life.

Hillary drove Vince Foster to suicide: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3620742/Hillary-triggered-suicid...

Hillary hasn't had a press conference since well before primaries:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3620162/Hillary-hasn-t-single-pr...

ACCUSE AND LIE

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Why are our supposed leaders not speaking about their plans for America's future in terms of domestic and foreign policy?

When will they stop making accusations, telling lies and begin to outline their individual platforms?

They spin lies into fear while the silent majority does nothing. Americans can't allow this to continue.

Hillary Clinton won’t rein in Wall Street, Donald Trump won’t build border wall, voters say - http://go.shr.lc/1r3BrDD - @washtimes

Trump, Sanders and Clinton Repeats: http://www.factcheck.org/2016/05/trump-sanders-and-clinton-repeats/#.V1…

TAO

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A spiritual, philosophical and religious tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao.

We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.

We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.

We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.

We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.

http://personaltao.com/teachings/taoism/taoism-101/

Tao Te Ching. 道德經. Dàodéjīng. https://youtu.be/OBjlKepNk40

Making America Greater

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Making America greater is not done with lies, insults, attacks, and self-promotion by a narcissistic, maniacal, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, demagogue? No way, not as long as I have a stake in this great nation.

Testy Trump takes his war with the press to a new level http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/89ae8247abe8493fae24405546e9a1aa/Articl…

Donald Trump Attacks Federal Judge Involved In Trump University Case http://n.pr/1UfuiYn

TRUMP UNIVERSITY?

Was it worth it to have attended defunct Trump University? The so called university, hasn't existed for years, and wasn't really a university at all.

Trump reportedly overcharged for classes and used high-pressure tactics to get its students to adopt their ideology.

Trump University case shows consequences of court secrecy http://reut.rs/20RT6KM via @Reuters

Documents show aggressive sales tactics at Trump University https://www.yahoo.com/news/documents-show-aggressive-sales-tactics-trum… via @Yahoo

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20 Thousand Lives

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20,000 children are trapped in Iraq's Fallujah, according to The U.N. children's fund.

The warning was made to Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants, who are involved in the battle for Fallujah, while tens of thousands are trapped in the middle of the fighting for control of this city west of Baghdad.

In totals, some 50,000 people are believed to be trapped inside the Sunni majority city, about 40 miles west of Baghdad.

RAMADAN HOLY MONTH

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Ramadan is when the Quran was adopted by Prophet Mohammed as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. This major holiday falls on the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. It's observed with prayers, Qur'an recitation, and fasting by Muslims.

National, political and religious variations highlight stark differences and multiple identities among Muslims. The Sunnis, who account for over 80% of Muslims, have over centuries fragmented into three clear strands - the Political, Missionary and Jihad movements who possess individual characteristics and vary in global view. It is only the Jihadists, however, that pursue and promote an armed Islamic struggle, which led by the mujahideen can occur in an internal, irredentist or global capacity.

America is a melting pot and as long as the laws are followed, all cultures, races and religions must be respected.

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