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Thanks for thinking of me and I already have one ordered.
Perhaps a Trump doll will replace the angel at the top of the tree this year!

I read those comments and it seems the Libs are still hurting over Trumps victory and still see everything in a political light.

They need to get over themselves already.

The only Christmas ornament that will try to deport your nativity scene.

Palestinian Jews?

Thanks for thinking of me and I already have one ordered.
Perhaps a Trump doll will replace the angel at the top of the tree this year!

Got my ornament today! It is beautiful!
The wife commented on how heavy it is as she hung it on our tree.
Our tree now leans to the far right but looks superior to last years tree.

Peter Thiel Insider Picked to Oversee Donald Trump’s Defense Department Transition

Lee Fang
November 28 2016, 1:27 p.m.


TRAE STEPHENS, A PRINCIPAL at billionaire Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm Founders Fund, was appointed last week by Donald Trump to help lead the transition effort at the Defense Department.

Thiel, who made a $1,000,000 donation to a pro-Trump Super PAC, is Trump’s highest-profile supporter in Silicon Valley.

At Thiel’s Founder Fund, Stephens “focuses on startups operating in the government space,” according to his official biography. Before that, he worked at another Thiel-backed firm: Palantir, a highly controversial data analysis firm that is currently competing for Defense Department contracts.

“Trae was an early employee at Palantir Technologies, where he led teams focused on growth in intelligence and defense as well as international expansion,” says the biography.

Palantir gained notoriety in 2011 after the hacking collective LulzSec dumped thousands of hacked emails from HBGary Federal, a firm collaborating with Palantir to pitch clients, revealing plans to use Palantir’s data analysis tools on a project to spy on labor unions, journalists, and activist groups on behalf of business interests. The proposal detailed a variety of surveillance techniques, including a PowerPoint presentation calling for the use of malware to steal data from target computers.

Palantir and HBGary Federal denied that the plans were acted upon and said they were merely part of an ongoing discussion, though the hacked emails revealed that the chief executive and board of Palantir signed off on the proposal.

The controversy did not stem the growth of Palantir, which is now reportedly valued at over $20 billion, a valuation that would make Thiel’s stake in the company worth potentially $2 billion.

Last year, another leaked document from Palantir revealed that as of 2013, the firm counted over a dozen federal agencies as clients, including the FBI, NSA, CIA, Special Operations Command, and the Air Force.

Palantir has been engaged in a pitched lobbying battle to win over a $3 billion contract to develop battlefield intelligence systems. In October, Palantir secured a victory in court, allowing them to move forward with the bid. The firm has hired a number of political insiders to influence military contracting decisions, including retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Terry Paul.

But no amount of outside lobbying can compare to having a Palantir insider now shaping the entire future of the Defense Department.

Photo: Peter Thiel at the Republican National Convention.

City renames 2 holidays deemed culturally insensitive

The city of Bloomington, Indiana, has renamed Good Friday and Columbus Day because the names imply a cultural insensitivity, according to the Bloomington Herald-Times.

The new, more politically-correct names will help make the holidays more inclusive, the mayor said.

The change was made Friday by Mayor John Hamilton, who sent a memo to city employees.

"We are terrifically proud of our diverse workforce at the city," Hamilton wrote. "That diversity makes us stronger and more representative of the public we proudly serve. These updated names for two days of well-merited time off is another way we can demonstrate our commitment to inclusivity."

The Herald-Times reports that "all city employees receive paid time off for Columbus Day, a federal holiday ... and Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday. In the future, the city will be calling these paid days off 'Fall Holiday' and 'Spring Holiday."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/20/city-renames-2-holidays-deemed-culturally-insensitive.html

They are really gonna howl when we rename America, Trump!

Peter Thiel is literally crazy and believes in parabiosis. Obviously none of you guys have ever heard of him outside of Paypal and Facebook, both of which he has minority ownership of. You guys should look into Planatir and Hulk Hogan. It's crazy to see how attracted Republicans are to authoritarian ideas and government overreach. Except it's just par for the course.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Yes but he has a lot on his plate so we have no idea when he gets to the trade agreements. His strength is negotiating so I am hopeful.

He still has to deal with the African American issue too.

Peter Thiel is literally crazy and believes in parabiosis.

The topic is certainly appealing, and I have no doubt it does work. But it does have a pretty extreme connection with cults and other weird things.

I hope she drains some of the veterans. They deserve it more.

Are they somehow protecting us the wrong way ...

I think that was an attempt at a sexual joke..