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I don't need to tell you folks, we live in the Age of Computer. The Age of Cyber. Of Internet. And we have a lot of things -- many things we never had before, that nobody ever had in the history of the world. Incredible speed. But we don't have the security we need.

Yesterday -- Thursday -- I signed an Executive Order making our CAATSA, our Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, much stronger. Sounds like cats, right? Like a nice pussy, warm & friendly. Nice smooth fur you'd like to stroke. Feels amazing when you stroke that pussy, right? With your hand or your whatever. I'll tell you, it's not nice, it's not friendly. It's very tough. And very strong. Like you wouldn't believe. Believe me. And by the way, that's a Donald J. Trump beauty. That's another one I signed, very beautifully, back in 2017. Great signature. Although frankly, it's not just Donald J. Trump, folks. I talked to some of our Dems in Congress, I said you're being nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS, let's try working together. And getting something done for once. We had some great talks, we made a very fair deal. And we got it done, it was very bipartisan. I love bipartisan.

So, Executive Order. We're going to be moving very strongly there. We have all these Countries sending their people, some of their best people, very smart. But not very nice. In fact, not nice at all. And they speak American -- they speak it PERFECTO -- they dress American. They put up the most beautiful Christmas trees you've seen in your entire life, they say "Merry Christmas" like we do. And you think, "wow, we got some real Americans here, 100%." But they're not American. They're Fake American. If you ever saw their Birth Certificate, you can't even read that thing. Very very foreign. And they're here to DIVIDE, they're incredibly divisive. It's called Trolling. Which the Dems love. And for years we had Open Boarders. For anyone to come in and screw with our Elections. Screw with our Cyber. With our Energy Grid -- look what happened in Puerto Rico. Where they had 2 hurricanes. Their Energy Grid went out before those even hit. And you gotta ask, how did that one happen? You have some guy sitting on his bed, he's not in Puerto Rico. He hears the hurricanes are coming, they're not there yet. But he doesn't know that. He pushes a button, a cyber button. Sends his cyber to Puerto Rico. And the whole island goes dark. Trust me, they've done a real number on our Country. NO MORE, folks. We're doing STRATEGY now. Something we haven't had in a long time. In 15 years. I call it my National Cyber Strategy. Because it's not just for one guy. Not for one Party -- or Company. And it's not for everyone. Not for our competitors (Russia), not for our foes (European U). It's for our Country -- America. America is back. And stronger than ever. AMERICA FIRST!!!! whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-authorizing-implementation-certain-sanctions-set-forth-countering-americas-adversaries-sanctions-act whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/text-letter-president-speaker-house-representatives-president-senate-36 whitehouse.gov/articles/president-trump-unveils-americas-first-cybersecurity-strategy-15-years

Brett Kavanaugh, wife and Christine Blasey Ford all receiving death threats: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE

It's 2018. Why is a public figure receiving death threats "news"? There must be individuals out there making death threats to several people every day (hundreds per year), and the chance of them getting caught and brought to trial is minimal.

Pointing out that you receive death threats or mere angry emails does not mean you should get any sympathy. It was news a decade or two ago, but no longer. The Internet is a whirlwind of hate, and as long as (relative) anonymity exists, it will stay that way. And that anonymity is more valuable than the chance to get rid of (a % of) routine death threats.

Folks, we just lost a great, and very brave guy -- one of the greats. Jon Burge of the Chicago Police Dept. Formerly of the Chicago Police. A guy that stopped a shooter by sticking his thumb into her gun. A guy that knew torture works. Had a great relationship with the blacks. And did more than anybody to stop the "carnage" in our great city of Chicago. RIP!!!! Pardon? chicago.suntimes.com/news/jon-burge-chicago-police-department-key-dates

I still remember the bad feeling I had on 11/8 that convinced me to vote for Hillary Clinton. I considered Gary Johnson, but at that time I had started to seriously question libertarianism. I wanted to vote my conscience and vote for Dr. Jill Stein, MD, who was qualified to unlock the female head of state achievement. It was one of those bad feelings.

We all know what we woke up to on 11/9.

Then we learned that 53% of white women voted for a pussy grabber. I thought that maybe that would mute the identity politics to come, but it did not.

As Collins Appears to Side With Kavanaugh Over Assault Allegation, Group Issues Warning: Women Won't Forget:

"Guess who is perpetrating all of these kinds of actions? It's the men in this country," Hirono said. "I just want to say to the men in this country, just shut up and step up. Do the right thing, for a change."

"I expect all of the enlightened men in our country, cause there must be millions of men out there who are enlightened, who also will rise up to say we cannot continue the victimization and the smearing of someone like Dr. Ford," Hirono continued.

This is now about holding everybody assigned the male gender at birth, men and trans women (because let's be clear—we're talking about wombs), accountable for the actions of others, especially for the 53% of white women who obviously don't care about abortion. It is now about completely letting those 53% of white women who voted for Trump off the hook.

I nearly threw up after reading that this morning. (Had a PTSD-like reaction I had to manage for a couple hours while at work.) There is nothing that can prevent Kavanaugh—or somebody worse—from being confirmed. The Democratic Party doesn't even have good chances of gaining control of the senate. There is nothing that can be done until 2020.

And every person who does not have a womb is collectively and severally accountable, and every person who does have a womb and voted for Trump is off the hook.

I'm sorry I voted for Hillary Clinton. I will never vote for the Democratic Party again.

I knew it would be this way. But now that I am present in the moment when it happens, I am having a lot of emotional difficulties.

Trump on Sessions: 'I don't have an attorney general'

my name jeff

A growing number of Republican senators are calling for a delay on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation vote until they have time to hear from a woman accusing the judge of sexual misconduct when they were both in high school.

Christine Blasey Ford, 51, came forward publicly Sunday with a detailed account in The Washington Post of an incident that took place at a party when she was 15 and Kavanaugh was 17. Ford claims Kavanaugh held her down and tried to remove her clothes while covering her mouth with his hand and leading her to believe that he could "inadvertently kill me."

In light of the allegations, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he does not think the committee should advance Kavanaugh's nomination until Ford is heard out.

"If they push forward without any attempt with hearing what she's had to say, I'm not comfortable voting yes," Flake told Politico on Sunday. "We need to hear from her. And I don't think I'm alone in this."

Republican senators call for delay on Brett Kavanaugh vote until they can hear from accuser

But he hires the best people!

Potential Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is having his Anita Hill moment. The White House expects that Christine Blasey Ford will testify in some capacity at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says "This woman should not be insulted, and she should not be ignored."

Obviously, Kavanaugh could still make it onto the Supreme Court. But perhaps the President will have to look to the bench instead. How about Amy Coney Barrett? She's a woman, and the dogma lives loudly in her.

Remember, for every member of the Administration you defeat, there is an evangelical waiting in the wings. ✞👼

Trump picked the wrong judge (July 9)

The long silences of Christine Blasey Ford and Dianne Feinstein

Beautiful story about Lane Pittman of Myrtle Beach, SC. Who isn't with the Resistance. Isn't with the Obstructionism. Isn't with the division & distrust. Big hand for Lane. Appoint to SC after Brett? foxnews.com/us/2018/09/14/shirtless-man-stares-down-hurricane-florence-with-american-flag-in-hand-just-being-free-and-american.html

Alleged AMD EPYC ‘Rome’ 7nm Based 64 Core Processor Performance Leaks Out – Scores an Incredible 12,500 Points in Cinebench Multi-Tasking Benchmark

If the "leak" is true, then it looks like AMD will double cores on the "7nm" node as well as increase IPC compared to "14nm" and "12nm". Leading to a more-than-double performance increase in some cases. Assuming your OS, software, or benchmark can use all 64 cores/128 threads.

That also means that the consumer desktop Ryzen chips could be boosted to a maximum of 16 cores, from 8. Which makes sense given that Threadripper 2 was raised from 16 to 32 max cores, probably to make room for the new Ryzens.

16 cores at $500? $350? Could happen.

Following his conviction on eight criminal counts in a federal court in Virginia last month, President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort faced a new trial on another full docket of charges. On Friday morning, we learned that the second trial would be short-circuited. Instead of facing a jury to evaluate whether he had laundered money or committed bank fraud or filed false reports on his lobbying, the office of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III announced that it had reached a plea agreement with Manafort. In addition to the original eight charges, Manafort admitted to another two, sparing him from another trial.

One of the two charges to which Manafort admitted guilt on Friday was a sweeping conspiracy charge, incorporating a slew of the numerous counts that he faced at one point. The other charge is a conspiracy charge related to obstruction of justice.

Paul Manafort becomes the fifth Trump campaign team member to plead guilty to criminal charges

In a bombshell development, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is cooperating with the special counsel as part of the plea deal in his federal criminal trial.

Manafort Plea Deal Includes Cooperation With Prosecutors