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Nine-year-old Instagram star Lil Tay’s ‘flexing’ got her mom fired — that’s only the beginning of her reign of terror

"flex" = show off wealth

Jake Paul’s influencer circle begins to crumble as his dad comes aboard

China is slick, there's no getting around that. They have a maturity that all Western nations lack. It comes with their 5000 years of history.

http://www.apfn.org/THEWINDS/1997/05/favored_china.html

Most Favored Nation (MFN) status was granted to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1979 and has been renewed on a yearly basis ever since. MFN allows the PRC access to U.S. markets at tariff rates that average six percent. Nations without the designation face a forty-four percent tariff. Most nations have MFN with the exception of six including Vietnam, Cuba and North Korea. Clinton has until June 3 to formally notify Congress of his decision. From that point, Congress has 90 days to reverse his decision. (The Washington Post, 5-20-97).

"I am moving, therefore, to de-link human rights from the annual extension of Most Favored Nation trading status for China." --President Bill Clinton, announcing MFN status for China, White House, 5-26-94.

I have wondered, from to time, where that term came from. "Most Favored Nation". What does that even mean?

I stumbled over an explanation, in a seemingly unrelated article.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/opium-war-1857.htm

The agreements reached between the Western powers and China following the Opium Wars came to be known as the "unequal treaties" because in practice they gave foreigners privileged status and extracted concessions from the Chinese. Ironically, the Qing Government had fully supported the clauses on extraterritoriality and most-favored nation status in the first treaties in order to keep the foreigners in line.

WTF? MFN, or Most Favored Nation was forced upon China, by the US and UK, almost 150 years ago. We fought the First Opium War, and then the Second Opium War to establish that we can trade wherever we want, in whatever manner suits us. China was required to grant MFN status to the US and the UK, and then later, to any European nation requesting said status.

So - a status that was forced down China's throat, at the point of a sword, we grant to China more than a hundred years later.

For such an intelligent son of a bitch, Clinton was pretty damned stupid. Not only did he give military tech to China, for free, but he kowtowed to the Chinese leadership with the choice of terms. Most Favored Nation.

I wonder if Clinton and Obama are related? Both like to grovel at the feet of foreign rulers . . .

In effect, that title validates any demands, any claims, that China might make upon the US. We GAVE a foreign power privileged status, and we GAVE them concessions, repeatedly. And, they didn't even have to bring a sword to the negotiations, because Bill Clinton was so eager to betray the United States of America.

U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem will be covered live on @FoxNews & @FoxBusiness. Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel! youtu.be/7H7Hh5tn2wQ

Mexico says round-the-world cyclists were murdered

Mexican investigators say two European cyclists did not die in an accident as first claimed - they were murdered. The bodies of Holger Hagenbusch, from Germany, and Krzysztof Chmielewski, from Poland, were found at the bottom of a cliff in Chiapas state.

Local authorities had said the pair appeared to have fallen after losing control. However, relatives and fellow cyclists suspected it was more sinister, and had called for a deeper investigation.

The newly appointed special prosecutor, Luis Alberto Sánchez, said, on Friday, that they were killed in what appears to have been a robbery. "Our investigations up to now indicate this was an intentional homicide," he said.

[...] After travelling to Mexico to identify his brother's body, [Reiner] also found out information about the Polish biker. "The Polish cyclist was decapitated and had a foot missing," he wrote on Facebook.

[...] Chmielewski sustained a head injury that may be a gunshot wound, said Mr Sánchez. His body was found next to a bike - but it was not his own. It belonged to his German companion, which aroused suspicions.

The HIGHLY anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a VERY SPECIAL moment for World Peace! #TrumpNobel

Folks, we lost one of our greatest politicians yesterday. George Deukmejian of California, very very tough on crime. He was in the Legislature, he brought back the death penalty even when Governor Moonbeam said "no." Then he became Governor. Believe me, we're going to have more and more Republicans in power in California. Because we're BUILDING THE WALL!!! foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/08/george-deukmejian-ex-governor-california-dies1.html

Boy Scouts are dropping the word 'Boy' from flagship program; Girl Scouts shrug

Mormon church to cut ties with Boy Scouts and start its own gospel-driven youth program

Mormon church to sever its 105-year-old ties to the Boy Scouts at end of 2019

Who's afraid of girls in the Boy Scouts? | Perspective

I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal from the Washington White House at 2:00pm today. Don't miss it! #TrumpTV whitehouse.gov/live

How white women use strategic tears to avoid accountability

What We Know (And Don't Know) About 'Missing White Women Syndrome' (i.e. you don't even need to see the tears to weaponize them)

To the great people of West Virginia we have, together, a really great chance to keep making a big difference. Problem is, Don Blankenship, currently running for Senate, can’t win the General Election in your State...No way! He says he's one of the Friends of Coal. Believe me, he's no friend. He's a crook. REMEMBER ALABAMA -- no more crooked politicians! Vote Rep. Jenkins or A.G. Morrisey!