For those who have significant experience with earthquakes, the magnitude 4.4 tremor in northern Oklahoma July 14 was no big deal. But true to form, the Associated Press report alarmed readers by implying that this quake might have been triggered by “underground injection of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.”
Trump’s Diplomatic Subtlety at Helsinki Lost on the Mainstream Media
source: Newsmax
Scott Uehlinger: Trump's remarks on the summit I found both well stated and encouraging; couched in diplomatic speak, which the president necessarily employed, I found his points compelling.
Trump Stands His Ground on Putin
source: Pat Buchanan
Not since Robert Welch of the John Birch Society called Dwight Eisenhower a “conscious agent of the Communist conspiracy,” have such charges been hurled at a president. But while the Birchers were a bit outside the mainstream, today it is the establishment itself bawling “Treason!”
How Trump Stymied Democrats and the Resistance
source: The Weekly Standard
Helsinki brought all three of Trump’s rules for political survival into play. Rule one is when you’re right, you fight. Rule two is controversy elevates message. Rule three is never apologize. Trump stuck to his rules in Helsinki, where he and Putin met.
The Thinking Class Is Clueless on Trump and Putin
source: Rush Limbaugh
Can anyone cite a single example when a U.S. president directly confronted another country's president in public?
Republican Senator Says Former CIA Director Brennan Is “Lost in a Sea of Dumb”
source: CNS News
Sen. John Kennedy (R.-La.) was commenting on Brennan's claim that President Donald Trump’s Monday press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin was “nothing short of treasonous."
Here’s Why the Right Shouldn’t Excuse Trump’s Performance at Helsinki (Anti)
source: The Federalist
Republicans aren’t abandoning their party or surrendering to the Democrats. But neither should they feel compelled to defend the indefensible on Russia.
Helsinki Damage Control Continues to Fail (Anti)
source: RedState
Thus continues the slopfest of statements, inferences, takeaways, takebacks, and claimed accidents coming from Trump and his office over Russian meddling in the 2016 election and any similar threat going forward. Why does this have to be so confusing??
Putin Is No Friend of Ours (Anti)
source: Townhall
Erich Reimer: As the bipartisan condemnation and congressional Republicans’ reaction to the president’s summit shows, the Trump undoubtedly made a relatively serious diplomatic mistake in bending a knee rather than standing up to Putin when face-to-face.
Tony Podesta to Be Granted Immunity While Manafort Rots in Prison
source: The Gateway Pundit
This week we learn that dirty cop Robert Mueller granted immunity to Tony Podesta who committed the same exact crimes as Paul Manafort. Today Manafort sits in isolation in a prison cell.
Twitter Caught Censoring Conservative Journalists with Site-Wide Shadowbans
source: Infowars
Two days after Twitter told Congress that they aren’t politically biased when censoring content, several prominent conservatives discovered that the social media giant automatically includes them in a site-wide “Quality Filter Discrimination” shadowban which prevents anyone not already following them from viewing their posts.
Filmmaker Apologies for Calling Ben Shapiro a “Genuine Person”
source: LifeZette
Bullied by leftists, actor and director Mark Duplass backtracked on a tweet that was only meant to promote unity.
The Absurd Hysteria About Plastic Straws
source: Fox News
John Stossel: Want to sip a refreshing beverage this summer? If environmental zealots and sycophants get their way, you won’t be allowed to sip it through a plastic straw.
NY Times Profile of George Soros Fails to Note His $3 Million Investment in Company
source: The Washington Free Beacon
A lengthy New York Times Magazine profile of George Soros fails to mention in any of its nearly 10,000 words that the liberal billionaire invested $3 million in the New York Timesearlier this year.
The Trump Administration Has Been Firm in Dealing with Russia
source: Fox News
Newt Gingrich: My prediction is that President Trump will remain tough on Russia, and the Helsinki press conference will be seen as the aberration it was.
In Defense of Trump’s Negotiation with Putin
source: Newsmax
Andrew Napolitano: Trump's public praise of Putin and giving moral equivalence to Putin and our intelligence services were not to state truths but to influence Putin's thinking in order to bend Putin's will — eventually — to his own.
Why Haters Can’t Judge Trump By His Action
source: Rush Limbaugh
They can't focus on the actions because there Trump looks good. Trump is achieving many things, and he's really being hard toward Putin and hard toward Russia.





