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70 billion dollars in the deaf Defcon president surfaced unexpectedly on the White  House lawn yesterday shocking just about every body in the press corps. For over 20 minutes--that seemed like an  eternity ---the reporter's limited in-your-face--gaggle became a shocking, spur-of-the-moment opportunity to back the president into a corner and pepper him with rarely detailed explanations of the administration's policies. The press corps took the advantage, shouting every question that came to mind. The question that lingered: will the president ever give the First Amendment the chance again?

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania found itself in the gun-sights of a racist anti-Semite on Thursday and learned about a dark corner of American life. It's a world of shadows, of ghosts of the past, a world where atrocities--in spite of the benign changes of  post WW history--never really disappear. It is indeed a world of rule by mindless militarism, of hidden realities that lie in wait for the right moment-- the moment to strike. It is a world that challenges us to be ever vigilant in order to prevent those who feed at the troughs of hatred from achieving their goals. Tragically, they seem today to see far too much, far too often.

Blink your eyes and watch the world change in the Middle East... well maybe not. One thing is for certain--it was one of the most brazen political crimes in recent memory. News columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in a Saudi Arabian consulate right under the noses of the Saudis, a key regional ally of the Trump Administration. The outrage allowed the Trump team to re-direct the international argument over control of immigration, giving the president a boost as the mid-term elections dawned in the east. This week, The NextReport gets back in the saddle after moving its offices temporarily to France. We expect to be back in the thick of things with reports from the United States and from Europe. As we say here in TheNextReport; Stay Tuned and Look out.